I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 373
Chapter 373: Princess
Miss Grim Reaper always gives me a feeling that I can’t quite grasp.
In our everyday life together, she often seems a bit silly, but occasionally she reveals a sense of “I actually know everything,” which makes me both love and hate her.
When talking about her past with the Hero, she always uses a light, nonchalant tone, as if she were recounting a story that didn’t have much to do with her. She purposely picks stories that don’t sound too frightening.
However, whenever I dig a little deeper, I realize… some of these stories don’t seem as easy as she makes them out to be.
For example, my origins.
Or the origins of my body.
I no longer know whether to consider myself “reincarnated” or “reborn,” or perhaps both—my past life ended in death during the war with the Demon King.
Although my soul was protected by a forbidden magic spell cast by Xiao Mo before my death, I still ended up in the world of chaos, or rather, the “void.” Or maybe this was a result of the forbidden spell itself.
Xiao Mo guarded the Hero’s body, seeking revenge against the Demon King while also searching for a way to “resurrect” me.
Eventually, she found another forbidden magic spell that could work with the soul-binding spell: the “life-binding spell,” which was used to create a body for my wandering soul.
Using a seed provided by the Elves, she planted an Elven tree on the Hero’s grave, broke off a new sprout to use as the catalyst for the life-binding spell, and after hundreds or even thousands of years, she finally created my embryo. She built a crystal palace for the embryo to develop into a human.
However, by this time, my soul, lost in the chaotic void, seemed to have its protection from the soul-binding spell wear off and ended up in the earthly universe, becoming an ordinary person there.
Xiao Mo had no choice but to follow, extract my soul from that body, and place it into the body she had prepared long ago, which is now… Diwu, or rather “Yin Nuo’er.”
This story sounds very plain and not particularly interesting, but it fits well with some plots found in fantasy novels.
Regarding the past life of the Hero and the events in the other world involving Xiao Mo, up until now, she has mostly answered whatever I asked. For more complicated matters or things she was unwilling to discuss, she would respond vaguely, leaving me with a hazy impression of those events.
Looking back, it seems that Xiao Mo wasn’t relaxed at all back then.
According to “Momo,” she didn’t create my body all by herself. To ensure that “Diwu” could grow smoothly without interference and without being affected by the ongoing war, Momo even built a city for this purpose.
One detail that particularly catches my attention is that Fei Luo and Gabriel, who seem to have a close relationship with Xiao Mo, apparently didn’t know about Xiao Mo’s centuries-long plan.
Fei Luo was aware that Xiao Mo intended to create a body for me, but judging by her reaction when she first arrived from the other world, she certainly didn’t know the specifics of Xiao Mo’s plan, nor about the empire and the Crystal Palace that Xiao Mo established.
As for Gabriel, she seemed even less informed, and it always felt like her relationship with Xiao Mo wasn’t as close as Fei Luo’s.
The life magic that created the embryo of “Diwu” out of nothing didn’t include a soul. To ensure this body could grow, Xiao Mo had to take care of it daily. She mentioned that she specifically built the Crystal Palace for Diwu’s growth, and the Crystal Palace eventually developed into a city.
If, when I return, the people of that city still call me their queen, it would indicate that many people in that world recognize “Diwu.”
The city Xiao Mo built couldn’t have been small. If it reached a certain scale, both Fei Luo and Gabriel would have known about it.
The fact that they didn’t know the specifics of this city means Xiao Mo intentionally kept it a secret. To hide something like this from a Black Dragon King and an Archangel, Xiao Mo’s power must have been extraordinarily strong.
If my deductions are correct, Xiao Mo must have had a large, army-like force in the other world.
To put it more bluntly… Xiao Mo had “supporters.”
Xiao Mo had already gathered power in the other world comparable to that of the “Demon King” of the past, and my existence was like… the Queen Consort?
Only this way does everything make sense.
Moreover, the loyalty of these supporters to Xiao Mo was likely even more terrifying than that of Fei Luo and Gabriel, possibly reaching a level of “fanaticism.”
If this theory holds, then Xiao Mo and I will face a particularly serious issue: how to continue suppressing Xiao Mo’s former subordinates and ensure they remain loyal to “Momo”?
Based on the fragments from my dreams, Xiao Mo in the other world used relatively forceful methods to achieve a unified front. It’s likely that those who follow her now are simply following a “strong leader.”
To protect me from dying on Earth and having my soul drift into the unknown again, Xiao Mo chose to become the embodiment of death here.
Most of her abilities are now bound to Earth. If she returns to the other world, it’s uncertain whether she can bring all her powers back. If she can’t, will her supporters continue to follow her after they realize this?
While staying in a hotel in a large city near the dart’s landing point, sharing a double room with Xiao Mo, I couldn’t stop thinking about these matters.
Indeed, when examined closely, this situation is extremely complex.
Xiao Mo has experienced death and might not know what will happen if the reincarnated Hero on Earth dies again.
To prevent any risk, she chose to become “death” itself, ensuring my safety by anchoring part of her essence to Earth. This means I am safe, but what about the other world?
Now, Xiao Mo interacts with me mostly through her clone. Although this clone can be considered nearly complete, only lacking some memories and abilities, can the full Xiao Mo return to the other world?
Her true self is conceptually fixed on Earth, so logically, she shouldn’t be able to… If she can’t, how will her former subordinates and followers in the other world perceive her clone?
Isn’t this… another cycle of reincarnation?
The once-powerful Xiao Mo has significantly weakened for the sake of her loved one. When she returns to the other world, will it be my turn to protect her, just as she once protected me?
“What is my little wife thinking about?”
Perhaps noticing my prolonged silence while unpacking at the hotel, Xiao Mo beside me spoke with a hint of amusement.
“You’re not thinking about some plot where I traveled through countless parallel worlds to finally save you, are you?”
“Of course not!”
Snapping out of my thoughts, I placed my bunny backpack on the bedside table.
“It’s not like you’d tell me the truth about these things anyway. If it comes to that, I’ll just explore that world myself!”
This hotel is one of the more luxurious ones in the city. Not only does it have a large double bed, but the window also offers a view of a beautiful prairie. The room is equipped with two computers and is advertised as a “couples’ gaming hotel,” which seems pretty nice.
“Wait a moment.”
Seeing me about to sit on the big bed, Xiao Mo came over and extended her hand—
“Lightning Field!”
“Crackling and buzzing!”
In an instant, the whole world was bathed in a deep purple hue, with arcs of electricity flickering in every corner of the hotel room, as if guided by some unseen hand, specifically targeting the blankets, under the bed, the computer desk, and other places.
“All done.”
A few seconds later, Xiao Mo waved her hand, and the electric arcs quickly vanished.
“I’ve disinfected the place. You can sit now.”
“Calm down, it’s not that big of a deal…”
I laughed, sitting on the edge of the bed with my legs together. “I’m not your delicate princess…”
“In my eyes, you are.”
Xiao Mo’s tone was somewhat domineering as she glanced at the sky outside. “Alright, my little princess, where do you want to go next?”
“Or… should we practice some water magic here first?”
“……”
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