Chapter 395: Dark Youmu

"It's not too late; your combat skills are quite good, but the outcome of Gemini is a contest of will. I believe you are indeed the dark side of Chengdao Youmu, but now it seems the bright side has the upper hand." Jiang Xia looked up and pointed at the sky, "Look, help has arrived."

"Boom"—a huge roar, the deep blue sphere crashed down, revealing the black body—it was Kamen Rider Meteor.

"Teacher, Youmu, we're here." Ge Xing Xian Wu grabbed a black briefcase and sprinted over from afar, blocking in front of Jiang Xia.

They knew what had happened from the images sent back by the Hamburger Robot, so of course they rushed over immediately; they never expected Youmu to be a Star Disciple, let alone that Gemini's awakening would turn out like this.

Shuotian Liuxing watched the Gemini Star Disciple in front press the equipment on his wrist; cosmic energy instantly gathered in his right hand, and at the moment that deep red fireball was born, the surrounding temperature seemed to suddenly rise.

The sunlight above suddenly intensified, like the midsummer cicada chorus arriving early.

This is one of Meteor's weapons, modeled after the Sun at the center of the solar system; besides this, his weapons also include Jupiter and Mars, all modeled after the nine major planets.

"Whoosh!" Shuotian Liuxing leapt up, his body engulfed in burning flames, and with scorching heat he swung a fierce punch at Gemini.

Facing Meteor's attack, Gemini merely lifted a hand, playfully drawing a circle in front, like a bored child twirling his fingers.

"Supernova~"

A white light sphere burst forth, violently merging into Gemini's body.

"Unbelievable, did you already grasp the officer's power this quickly?" Ge Xing Xian Wu helped Ruyue to the side, and upon seeing this scene his heart was greatly shaken.

"This is Youmu's talent as a Star Disciple; she's far stronger than most people." Jiang Xia looked at the already fainted Ruyue, and said to Ge Xing Xian Wu, "Give me the Fourze Driver; Meteor is still a bit strained dealing with the current Gemini."

"Sure." Ge Xing Xian Wu pulled the driver from Ruyue Xian Tairan's body and tossed it to Jiang Xia.

The last time Cancer displayed its supernova, it turned into a giant crab, nearly tearing apart the Heavenly River, showing terrifying combat power; this time it's Gemini, and we have no idea what will happen.

The shining starlight quickly split. Black and white colors rapidly formed, and an identical Gemini appeared out of nowhere, carrying a playful pounce, directly slamming into Shuotian Liuxing who was mid-air.

The other Gemini directly ignored that fireball attack, grabbed Meteor, and the shining stars on its body suddenly began to flash, like a countdown timer on a time bomb—anyone hearing that sound would feel uneasy, but this sudden assault was too close.

In that bell-like laughter, the countdown stopped, and the Gemini summoned by the supernova—another self—exploded violently.

Gemini's supernova isn't just simply summoning a clone; the clone will explode, and at zero distance, it dies together with you.

This move is actually somewhat like the Shadow Clone technique in Naruto, except this shadow clone is strapped with explosive packs.

"Dead, dead, dying is great—I hate Meteor the most." Evil Youmu watched the firelight hopping about, as if celebrating something.

But it hadn't been happy for even a few seconds when it suddenly realized that the flames from its exploding clone were like water, all rushing toward its side.

Jiang Xia raised the Balisong Holy Sword, and the fire-encircled vortex entirely spun along the opened blade.

At the moment of the explosion, he shifted into Cosmic Mode, using the fire switch to absorb the entire blast.

The ability of Cosmic Mode is the same as Virgo's, both capable of large-scale transmission and space distortion.

Jiang Xia looked at Gemini before him, his Balisong Holy Sword slicing the air; the scorching blade seemed to blaze with fire, emitting a faint red glow.

White smoke trailed from where the blade sliced the air; he spread his legs and appeared before Gemini in an unimaginable speed.

And behind it, space had already begun to twist, forming a blue vortex; the curvature engine from fantasy had now appeared in reality.

Jiang Xia merely lightly swung the sword he held, and Gemini's entire body was instantly flung backward, falling into the spatial portal.

By then, the surroundings had dimmed; just a second ago they were still on Earth, but now only the two of them floated in deep space, with no air, no water, no one else—just starlight everywhere, existing solely in the universe.

The ever-playful Evil Youmu suddenly fell silent, lifting his head to face the universe.

She stared, stunned; the playful, childlike Gemini had suddenly grown up.

The brilliant, dazzling starlight washed over her; the endless black universe like a canvas, the starlight shone through her eyes, illuminating her body.

The view of space reflected in her pupils; looking at her, her eyes seemed to contain the entire starry sky, sparkling with enchanting light.

The radiance of dreams shimmered on her body; her malicious heart was completely dispelled by this infinite universe.

Evil Youmu clasped her hands before her chest, closed her eyes, as if praying.

"Hey, Teacher, do you think I still have a chance to become an astronaut?" she whispered, "I love the universe so much; although I know I'm not the real Youmu, I… I really, really want to keep living!"

At this moment she finally understood why she existed—she was merely a void phantom, a shadow split from Gemini's switch, a shadow beneath the light, and the conglomeration of all Chengdao Youmu's negative emotions.

Even to become a complete being, one must take others' lives; such an existence is incomplete and unworthy of being called a true life.

She was about to be annihilated right now, yet her heart held not a shred of resentment.

Although tears streamed down unnaturally, for no reason, she nevertheless felt happy.

Jiang Xia watched the unresisting Gemini calmly gazing at the universe; he raised his Balisong Holy Sword, removed the fire switch at the hilt, and inserted it into the Fortieth Switch.

The blue blade light on the Balisong Holy Sword kept flickering; just a few seconds later, cosmic power was fully charged.

"Knight Super Galaxy Finale!"

Jiang Xia swung the Balisong Holy Sword in his hand; the blade's surging blue edge detached from the sword's front, a blade forged of cosmic power struck with unstoppable force, mercilessly slicing across Gemini's body.

The deep blue sword light pierced Gemini's body, causing explosive tearing damage; Gemini, who could hear the sounds of the stars, was thus struck by Fourze without resistance, the cracks on its body gradually widening, the immense power stored within ripped open—like a warehouse full of gunpowder meeting a spark, it detonated with a boom.

The huge flames spread again, but at the fire's core, the negative energy constituting Evil Youmu continuously burned within the flames, and the black mist gradually dissipated under the explosion's pull.

Professor Jiangben, transformed into Virgo, also smoothly passed through the explosion's flames, recovering Gemini's constellation switch; now he only has the task of retrieving the switch.

And at the explosion's center, the masked Youmu flickered in and out of the flames; the white faceless mask was cracking, and her body slowly vanished in the fire—this was Evil Youmu's end. The mask represented the contest of Gemini's will, the symbol of the losing side; when the mask shattered, it signified the extinction of the personality.

Jiang Xia simply watched quietly, observing the explosion's flames gradually subside, watching the surrounding temperature begin to return to normal.

Until in his field of vision he saw an extremely faint white light that was continually fading, a cell coin engraved with a dragon pattern suddenly popped up in his palm.

He gazed at those barely visible white specks of light, casually tossed them, and the cell coin spun in midair, its surface pattern constantly flickering; the moment the cell coin appeared, those white light points rapidly merged.

Then that special cell coin suddenly emitted a "thump-thump" heartbeat, as if life were being reborn; after some unknown time, the heartbeat's sound grew deafening.

More cell coins appeared out of nowhere, gathering together.

Beneath the dazzling starry sky, a figure that seemed familiar yet strange drifted silently in space.

She opened her eyes again, astonished, taking in her body, lightly touching her now-maskless face, and suddenly burst into tears.

All reluctance and panic faded; the new her, endowed with unimaginable power, was reborn beneath this dazzling starry sky.

Jiang Xia watched the girl crying loudly, identical in appearance to Chengdao Youmu; he waved his right hand, and the girl's naked body suddenly became clad in garments constructed from cell coins, which then solidified into real items enveloping her.

After careful observation, he saw that the newborn girl's eyes held no resentment, all negative emotions had vanished, pure as a clear blue sky.

"You do indeed still have a chance to become an astronaut, though it's in the future." Jiang Xia looked at this new female student, speaking softly.

Now she is no longer part of Chengdao Youmu, and has even transcended the human realm, but is instead the product of another personality of Chengdao Youmu combined with Desire Alchemical Art.

This is the choice: if she, as a shadow, is completely controlled by negative emotions, then Jiang Xia will only watch this personality disappear; but at the final moment, the light born from extreme darkness becomes the key to recovery.

Jiang Xia gestured, and the girl's body instantly flew toward him; together they passed through the newly opened Spatial Portal and returned to Earth.

Now the girl's body is filled with his power; as her creator, he naturally has absolute control.

"Teacher, what should I call myself now?" she said, stepping onto the lawn belonging to Heavenly River, her spirit still somewhat dazed.

As someone who has died once and been reborn, few people can remain calm in this situation; usually they fall into ecstasy and lingering shock, but she can still walk steadily, which is already excellent.

"You decide; you come from Chengdao Youmu, and you were formerly her dark side—perhaps you could be called An Youmu."

Jiang Xia finds naming a headache; it's not his forte, so he can only roughly distinguish things—for example, the dark side of Mutou Yuugi is called Dark Yuugi, simple and straightforward.

Dark Yuugi, the name comes from the first Yu-Gi-Oh! series; Dark Yuugi is actually the Pharaoh, not truly Mutou Yuugi's dark side.

"Well, I am both Chengdao Youmu and An Youmu; both names are mine." An Youmu gave a light hum and bounced around.

When she got her name, An Youmu suddenly became lively; all that earlier mental haze vanished completely, much like the girl who couldn't walk upon seeing a cute doll.

After hopping on the pebbles for a while, An Youmu curiously asked, "Teacher, are we going back to the Jade Rabbit Cabin? I can't wait to really scare them, and there's that hateful meteor—this time I will definitely cover his face with spaceships, and have him throw fireballs at me."

Although An Youmu's negative emotions have disappeared, her personality still represents the repressed side.

But it's merely like a child liking to play games; it won't be like when she first split off, deliberately destroying others' nice things to vent herself.

These two behavioral patterns may seem similar, but they are actually worlds apart.

"Before you go back, you have one thing to do; only then can you return openly and aboveboard." Jiang Xia said.

"What is it?" An Youmu tilted her head, puzzled.

"Really! Really! Really sorry, this is indeed what I drew, I will do my best to compensate."

An Youmu bowed and bent at a ninety-degree angle before the members of the Shogi Club, apologizing to them very sincerely.

"You really aren't Chengdao, are you?" one of the Shogi Club members looked at the bowing An Youmu, and the whole person fell into a state of confusion.

Of course, they were indeed angry because the team flag was damaged, but not long after, the teacher who had taken Chengdao Youmu away brought her back, and she, who previously refused to admit even to death, now apologized voluntarily.

Upon inquiry, they discovered that the girl before them looked identical in clothing, appearance, and even tone of voice to Chengdao Youmu—yet claiming she wasn't herself, who would believe that?

It tastes like potato chips, smells like potato chips, looks like potato chips—how can you say it's not a potato chip? Isn't that just lying with your eyes open?

"The two of them are indeed two separate people, equivalent to twins." Jiang Xia answered for An Youmu.

"But I've never heard Chengdao mention that she has a sister."

An Youmu self-proclaimed herself as the older sister.

"Oh, she just came back; the two sisters have been apart for a long time." Jiang Xia, without blinking, said, "I've already given her a strict education, which is why I brought her over to apologize one by one."

"'Strict education' isn't just an adjective, is it? In his impression, this teacher is very protective of students—even the guards dare not act—and the Shogi Club Company President silently thought."

"'The meaning of 'strict education' is just to let her experience a near-death feeling; it's no big deal—look, she's still standing fine here.' Jiang Xia, seeing the Shogi Club Company President's doubtful expression, spoke in a tone full of danger yet calm."

"Near-death! No way, how could that be? This is modern society; surely no teacher would kill a student, but when the Shogi Club Company President lifted his head to look into Jiang Xia's eyes, that emotionless gaze gave him a violent chill, and he couldn't help but believe it."

"This young teacher is literally more terrifying than the instructor from a hellish cram school!"

"\"Cough cough. \" He coughed a few times, \"Well, since you're so sincere, I'll forgive you. \""

"\"Thank you, Teacher, let's go to the next place. \" Upon hearing the words of forgiveness, An Youmu raised her head at the fastest speed she'd ever had and stood up to speak."

"\"Next is the Cheerleading Club. \" Jiang Xia said."

(End of Chapter)