Chapter 396: with translation of chapter title

After Jiang Xia pressed An Youmu's head, apologizing one by one, and signing a heap of compensation agreements, the victims who had once gathered beneath the wall still forgave her.

Their ultimate goal was merely to seek an explanation from Chengdao Youmu, who broke things; they wouldn't really do anything to her, letting the victims be satisfied and the perpetrators accept punishment can resolve most things in this world.

After apologizing, An Youmu lifted her head and walked on the stone-paved path of Heavenly River's campus, like a proud swan.

She held her head high and chest out, full of confidence, no longer needing to hide herself behind her hair before anyone; from today onward she could walk openly within Heavenly River as Chengdao Youmu's older sister.

That's only natural, for she compensated for all the destruction she caused, even promising the guard to spend several days repainting that huge wall bright white.

However, after finishing everything, the sky grew hazy, the dim sunlight was falling from the sky, the glow of the fiery sunset was fading, and a storage cabinet in some old room slowly opened, revealing a hazy, colored light.

"Hello everyone, I'm back!" Chengdao Youmu's cheerful voice attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked at Chengdao Youmu, who was lying limp on the table, listlessly flipping through a magazine with her hand.

"It wasn't me, I didn't make a sound." Chengdao Youmu raised her hand to prove herself.

"Of course it's me, I'm the other side hidden inside your heart; as long as you're alive I certainly won't disappear." An Youmu suddenly rushed out from outside the white door, bent slightly, smiled, looked at the frightened Chengdao Youmu, and put one arm around her neck.

The widespread urban legend about doppelgängers seems about to come true: after seeing a doppelgänger identical to oneself, the original will die; this legend perfectly describes Chengdao Youmu's current mood.

She is now completely embraced by another self; how to put it, this feeling is quite subtle.

"It's Gemini! The Star Disciples know our secret base, Youmu!" Several people instantly fell into chaos and simultaneously prepared for battle.

Facing the vigilance of several people, An Youmu slipped her other hand into her pocket, as if feeling for something, which simultaneously made several people ready to strike directly.

This motion was the prelude to transforming into a Star Disciple; she held in her hand what was definitely the Twelve Constellations switch, and she had to be stopped, so Ruyue Xian Tairan and Shuotian Liuxing exchanged a glance and clenched their fists.

But just as they were about to leap up and pounce on the two Youmus, An Youmu pulled her hand from her pocket, opened her small, fair fist in front of Chengdao Youmu, and boasted, "Ding ding deng deng! Look! This is the newest fruit candy I bought; want some?"

"..."

Fruit candy! The two people who had just been ready to act twitched at the corners of their eyes; turns out they weren't looking for the Constellation switch after all!

At such a crucial moment, you're not preparing to transform but asking the hostage if they want candy; you really don't take us seriously.

"No." Chengdao Youmu looked at the exquisitely wrapped candy, turned her head away, who knows what it's made of, the harm you caused me is still vivid; even if it's my favorite I'd never eat it, forever! But as she turned her head, she suddenly noticed the person leaning against the edge of the Jade Rabbit Cabin watching the show.

"Teacher, quickly save me, I've been kidnapped by this guy." Chengdao Youmu's eyes lit up instantly, and then she waved at him.

It's not really a kidnapping, just an ordinary hug; even the arm around her neck isn't using much force, but she was afraid something might happen, so she didn't dare move, but now she dares to.

"Who kidnapped you? Don't talk nonsense, I'm apologizing here." An Youmu tightened her grip, "You clearly look forward to this, you look forward to one day being kidnapped and then a hero descending from the sky to rescue you, or perhaps first having your clothes changed into a princess dress, then staging a Dragon Warrior battle, and finally letting a spaceship pick you up."

"I-I-I... that's just a fantasy!" Chengdao Youmu's face visibly reddened; she wished she could sink into the ground, every girl has a princess dream, but Chengdao Youmu's princess is rescued by a hero and then the ending is heading into space.

"Alright, An Youmu, let her go." Jiang Xia, who had appeared sometime here, waved his hand, "Your apology method is really peculiar; next time use a normal way."

"What a pity!" Upon hearing the director's words, An Youmu promptly released Chengdao Youmu, opened the fruit candy in her hand and tossed it into her mouth, "Since you won't eat it, I'll have to; the taste is actually not bad."

"Teacher, what's going on?" Several people looked at the two people who looked identical but had vastly different temperaments and asked.

Originally, An Youmu's personality was the opposite of Chengdao Youmu's; at first it seemed that way due to lack of understanding, but after getting along, whether in actions or behavior it's easy to tell them apart, let alone one having a pure face while the other is utterly a wicked woman.

"Let me explain, but before that," Jiang Xia reached behind and pulled out, "Ruyue, return the driver first."

"Oh." Ruyue Xian Tairan skillfully caught the belt.

Half an hour later, the few people in the Jade Rabbit Cabin also roughly figured out An Youmu's background; as for how to treat her, it's actually just twins with different personalities.

Now they have already undone the Gemini's mutual waxing and waning relationship, and An Youmu won't do those things that provoke public anger anymore.

Their acceptance ability is still quite strong.

"We're doomed, if my parents find out about this they'll surely doubt life." Chengdao Youmu looked at her other self, somewhat distraught, putting her hand on her head and scratching incessantly.

Out of nowhere they gained an extra daughter, and she might be the lost twin; anyone would doubt whether there was a mistake at birth, or whether the hospital lost one of them.

Although there is joy at recovering what was lost, they would also accuse the hospital at that time.

"This, actually it's quite simple." An Youmu said nonchalantly; she also has memories of life, and naturally understands her worry as well.

Only seen, An Youmu's entire body turned into a ball of light, which directly plunged into Chengdao Youmu's body, and the two merged back into one person in the blink of an eye.

"This is my ability; as Gemini I can split apart, and of course I can also become one person, I just don't really want to do that."

Saying that, An Youmu again separated; her body is made of cell coins, already counting as a complete-body Greedy One, and she actually possesses many special abilities.

"By the way, where has JK been lately?" Jiang Xia looked around, but noticed someone was missing.

"JK has become busy lately, so temporarily no time to come." Ruyue Xian Tairan explained, having discovered not long ago that JK was originally a fairly popular masked radio host at the school, so these days he rarely comes over.

"Jin?" Jiang Xia asked.

"Huh? Teacher, you also know JK's masked identity?" Ruyue Xian Tairan blinked.

"Of course, I occasionally listen to the radio." Jiang Xia shrugged; he originally wanted to notify JK to stay home these days and not come to the Kamen Rider club, because they were about to have the final battle. JK is just an ordinary person, although he's also a member of the Kamen Rider club, there's no need to drag him in, but given the current situation, JK doing well with his radio station, being a masked host isn't bad.

Just then, a noisy ringing suddenly sounded in the Jade Rabbit Cabin; it was Ruyue Xian Tairan's phone.

"Sorry, teacher." Ruyue Xian Tairan took out his magnetic phone from his pocket and put it to his ear; but as he answered and the voice on the other end spoke, his expression grew increasingly grim, finally gripping the phone tightly.

Just looking at that grim face, even without inquiry, one knows the situation is very urgent.

However, merely knowing the situation is urgent is useless; if you don't know the exact circumstances, you're like a headless fly, just bumping around everywhere.

"What happened?" Jiang Xia asked.

For such a situation, it's nothing more than the Star Disciple school appearing again, wantonly harming people.

And judging by the severity, it's possible that someone Ruyue knows was harmed because of the Star Disciple connection.

"Something big happened at school; Leo suddenly burst into the school and forcibly kidnapped a student; Youzi saw it and was terrified." Ruyue Xian Tairan hung up, his face filled with anger; these guys treat students' lives as what?

Whoever behind the scenes is directing Leo, he will annihilate them.

"Is it that girl who got hurt accidentally while watching the battle last time?" Ge Xing Xian Wu still remembers her.

After the battle ended, she accidentally slipped on the stairs, causing a fractured ankle, and was finally healed using the medical switch.

"Mm, that's right, her full name is Ye Zuojian Youzi. Xianwu, can you lock onto Leo's position?"

Jiang Xia turned his head to look at Ge Xing Xian Wu; if he's not mistaken, the kidnapped student should be the final Pisces Star Disciple candidate, Heimu Lan.

Heimu Lan's value to them is merely as a tool to awaken the Star Disciple switch.

"Sure, Leo's energy reaction is strong." Ge Xing Xian Wu acted very quickly; within just a few seconds he had locked onto Leo's target position.

"Ruyue, I sent it to your phone."

"Leo had no intention of hiding its tracks; instead, it directly rushed into the school and, in front of everyone, abducted Black Mulan—it certainly wouldn't conceal that."

"Ge Xing Xian Wu finished packing the switch and wanted to go along, but just as he lifted the black tool bag, a sudden wave of dizziness hit him—his consciousness felt as if sucked into a constantly spinning vortex, and the scene of the Jade Rabbit Cabin twisted in an instant."

"This bout of dizziness was completely different from before; he actually couldn't maintain his stance, and his whole body toppled backward."

"Jiang Xia instinctively caught Ge Xing Xian Wu and laid him flat on the floor of the Jade Rabbit Cabin."

"Looking at the already fainted Ge Xing Xian Wu, Jiang Xia said, 'You go rescue people first; I'll handle Ge Xing Xian Wu's affairs.'"

"In his eyes, the current Ge Xing Xian Wu's entire body surface emitted a sapphire-colored halo, exactly like the Fourze form in cosmic mode."

"Meanwhile, the cosmic power within the hollow above the Heavenly River was continuously pouring into the current Ge Xing Xian Wu's body."

"Is it because the twelve Constellation Switch and the Astronomical Switch are about to become complete? Jiang Xia eyed the thought that is currently in a coma."

"Both switches share the same origin, and their combination is precisely the original core switch; Ge Xing Xian Wu is humanity's sample, and his awakening indicates that the opening of the Spatial Portal is not far off."

"In fact, people's memories hide countless secrets; the sights and sounds they have seen, heard, and witnessed are all tucked away, but most people forget them—with every bit of growth, a bit of past memory fades. Until a certain moment, those precious images will vanish like fine sand slipping from one's grasp in the wind."

"Ge Xing Xian Wu couldn't remember how he had arrived in this pure white space; this space, with its walls tinged white, was empty of any person or any trace of objects, like a cell."

"Although it gave him a very warm feeling, at the same time it seemed to bind him."

"He looked toward the edge of that space, raised his hand to touch it, and the moment his fingertips met the edge, countless switches suddenly appeared in the sky—among them the Astronomical Switch he possessed and the Constellation Switch he had studied."

"Thus they crowded together, filling the sky; at that moment, the countless switches resembled seagulls on a dock, all flying in unison toward the same place—seagulls heading to warm southern climes, while the switches returned to their origin."

"Ge Xing Xian Wu's right hand suddenly blazed with light; he raised it, and at once the switches were all swallowed by that light—not 'swallowed,' but 'merged,' as the light from two identical sources collided and materialized."

"He extended his right hand, and in his palm appeared a semi‑transparent crystal, its shape hardly different from that of the Astronomical Switch."

"\"What is this switch? \" he asked, gripping the semi‑transparent crystal; he felt strange, as if he had seen it before but could not recall."

"The next moment, he pressed down on this earliest core switch, and his eyes widened."

"In that pure, quiet space where only he existed, a sudden jarring voice rang out: 'Wah!'"

"That was the wail of a newborn baby just entering the world."

"But the next moment, Ge Xing Xian Wu suddenly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and after careful observation realized he was still inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin—the very act of pressing the switch he had just done felt like a dream."

"And just then, he realized that something had suddenly appeared in his palm."

"\"You awake? \" Jiang Xia watched as Ge Xing Xian Wu sat up, and he also noticed that this student of his now held a core switch that had suddenly appeared in his hand—just a little more stimulation, and the power of the Core Child could fully awaken."

"\"What about Ruyue and the others? \" Ge Xing Xian Wu fiddled with the core switch in his palm, like a child who had just gotten his favorite toy."

"\"They've already gone to battle; just now, when you were unconscious, the supporters behind Meteor sent a message—it's about the twelve Constellation intelligence. \" Jiang Xia handed the motorcycle helmet to Ge Xing Xian Wu, 'Let's talk as we walk; it's time you learned these things.'"

"(End of chapter)"