I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 412
Chapter 412: The Lost Child Returns Home
According to Xiao Mo, she wanted to use my body to try out that space forbidden spell and see if there would be any issues if we tried teleporting to Earth and then back again.
Magic is not only related to the user’s physical talent but also has certain connections with “soul” and “consciousness.” So, when she saw my body had become an empty shell, she got the idea of “maybe I should try using the teleportation array myself as Nuo’er.”
Xiao Mo said that when the previous “Diwu” had no soul, there was no problem when she held her and teleported to Earth.
She believes that this “accident” during my teleportation is very likely related to my soul.
“I myself don’t really understand the determination of that space forbidden spell. What results will it cause when teleporting living beings, dead things, and whether or not a soul exists? There is still a lot of uncertainty.”
Under the warm sunlight, Xiao Mo, using my body, lay on the soft lawn in the center of the Empire’s Grand Garden, gazing at the sun in the sky and sighed.
“It seems to have some connection with the soul forbidden spell as well. Both of these belong to the ‘Unique Forbidden Spells’.”
“Oh, I forgot to tell you, this world’s forbidden spells are divided into many types. ‘Unique Forbidden Spells’ are a very rare type. If the existing magical literature is correct, ‘Unique Forbidden Spells’ means that in the entire Grandis, only one person… well, specifically, one intelligent creature can master this forbidden spell until this person dies.”
“When I asked the Dragon Clan for the soul forbidden spell and the space forbidden spell, they were very unhappy. They said that no one had been able to learn these spells for tens of thousands of years, and there’s no such thing as a teacher for them. Unless the previous master of the forbidden spell dies, no one else can learn it. They told me not to waste my time, but I actually managed to learn it.”
A magic that only one person in the world can learn… a forbidden spell?
So there are such rules for magic here?
But this brings up a lot of questions: What determines a unique forbidden spell, or who decides it? What does intelligent creature mean, only one on this planet or in the entire observable universe? Is this alternate world also structured like a universe? What is the principle behind this rule of “uniqueness”?
Ah… I habitually start thinking about a bunch of things from an author’s perspective again.
Even though I may not be able to figure out all these questions, there are many things I can now confirm: First, the body-swapping magic can only be mastered by Xiao Mo since she’s the only one who has learned the soul forbidden spell. Secondly, the main issue with the teleportation mishap this time is likely related to my “soul.”
In a certain sense, Xiao Mo’s recent decision to “swap bodies” indeed seems to have been for my safety, doesn’t it?
“I only studied the space forbidden spell for about a hundred years, and its criteria for determining the objects carried by the transporter are very confusing. I once tried teleporting while holding a kitten, and it worked. But when I tried teleporting while holding those little fairies, only I was transported. The fairies seemed to be judged as independent entities with souls and had to use magic themselves to be teleported.”
“Then I tried teleporting with a catgirl, a goblin, a very smart dog, and so on, and the results were all over the place. Eventually, I discovered that only those creatures that could be affected by the soul forbidden spell, or whose souls could be extracted by the soul forbidden spell, would not be considered ‘objects’ by the space forbidden spell.”
“Ordinary wildcats, wild rabbits, and some primitive people or goblins living deep in the mountains and forests cannot have their souls extracted by the soul forbidden spell. These creatures can be teleported using the space forbidden spell just like carrying objects. I am not too clear on how the existence of a soul is specifically defined.”
“When I took your body, Nuo’er, to Earth, the space forbidden spell determined your body to be an object because Diwu didn’t have a soul at that time. When we arrived on Earth, your soul entered the body, becoming Yin Nuo’er, and then you used magic to teleport back yourself, which caused the problem. So, I think the discrepancy lies here.”
Is that really how it works?
Xiao Mo’s words reminded me of the scene when Fei Luo and the others used the magic array to teleport to Earth.
That’s right, it seems that using a teleportation array indeed requires understanding the “rules” of teleportation.
No wonder Xiao Mo specifically prepared a whole set of protective clothing for me and gave me an emergency magatama when she had me teleport to the alternate world of Grandis. It turns out she knew that accidents were possible.
“Diwu, who has a soul, is considered a creature with independent consciousness, so you need to actively input the forbidden spell runes and activate the magic array. But since you didn’t have a soul when you came here, this step wasn’t necessary, so I thought maybe that’s the reason.”
Xiao Mo extended one hand to shield her forehead and looked up at the blue sky. “Since the determination of the space forbidden spell is related to the soul, what would happen if I activated it using Nuo’er’s body?”
“That sounds very risky.”
I walked over to the swing and sat down. “According to what you said, if the issue lies with my body, then as long as it’s Diwu’s body with any soul, there could be errors or it might not follow the space forbidden spell’s teleportation rules. So, Xiao Mo, what would you do if something went wrong?”
Although a person’s strength is partly related to their soul, after experiencing Xiao Mo’s powerful body, I realized that most of a person’s strength is actually stored in their body.
Just like now, even though I am unfamiliar with Xiao Mo’s body and have little understanding of magic, if I casually learn a basic spell like “Lightning Strike” and randomly throw out some lightning elements, the destructive power would be enough to instantly kill most novice mages.
Even if I don’t want to learn lightning magic at all, the strength of Xiao Mo’s body itself is already quite impressive.
I can feel the power of this body. For instance, on the Lizardman Island, I could probably knock out those lizardmen with a single punch. Even if I stood still, their spears wouldn’t be able to harm me.
But it’s different with Yin Nuo’er’s body. She’s just starting to grow and, to the mages of this world, is akin to a baby. Even if Xiao Mo were in my body, there would still be limits to what that body could do in an emergency — my strength is low, my skin is delicate, my magic power is low, and the few spells I know are mostly practical water magic.
If Xiao Mo were to use my body and something went wrong, it would be extremely dangerous.
“That’s true. If I’m unprepared, with the strength of this body, I estimate I can only exert two to three times your usual combat power. But since you, Nuo’er, are just starting to learn magic, a two to three times increase isn’t much of an improvement.”
Xiao Mo smiled. “This is the safest approach. Nuo’er, you can’t avoid going back to Earth. If something goes wrong during the teleportation, like being sent to the void or something, then in the event of body swapping, I’d rather go in your place. You would be much safer in my body.”
Doesn’t this mean you would be taking on the danger, and even possibly… death, in my place?
I shook my head. “I disagree.”
“Let me finish first. That’s just the worst-case scenario. According to my prediction, the error is most likely related to the soul, which means when we use the teleportation magic to go back, if there is a mistake, it’s probably going to be on your end, Nuo’er.”
Xiao Mo turned her head and gave a very cute smile. “So, my body becomes your best protection. Didn’t you just experience it? Momo is really strong, you know?”
“Even you can’t fully control it.”
I paused. “Is magic really such a dangerous thing?”
“Most magic isn’t, but…”
Xiao Mo flipped up from the lawn and quickly ran to my side, squeezing into the beautiful swing with me. “But our meeting is.”
“Huh?”
I tilted my head. “I don’t understand?”
“You’re the mighty and dignified Momo now, so don’t instinctively act cute.”
Xiao Mo reached out and pinched my cheek, saying, “Do you know how much I sacrificed to meet you in that small park in the Nanqi District of Shenzhen City?”
“A lot.”
I blurted out, “And it’s precisely because I know how hard you’ve worked, Xiao Mo, that I don’t want you to encounter any more danger because of me.”
“You don’t understand… I actually have four ‘Unique Forbidden Spells’ now. The first is ‘Thunder Extinction,’ an offensive forbidden spell, then there’s the soul forbidden spell and the space forbidden spell.”
Xiao Mo leaned her head on my shoulder. “Nuo’er, you yourself are a kind of life forbidden spell. For you, I went to the void, used the space forbidden spell to bring your body to another world, and then used the soul forbidden spell to ensure you could safely enter this body… Thousands of years of preparation, with so many forbidden spells paving the way, achieving this goal at any cost. In the magic world, this kind of behavior is usually called…”
Xiao Mo paused before continuing, “Defying the gods.”
“So crossing two worlds and having some risk is normal.”
“Then I…”
I hesitated. “I’m not going back.”
Previously, Xiao Mo wanted me to visit this alternate world mainly to take a “honeymoon” and let me see the scenery and culture here, to experience the country of “Diwutith,” and to change my mood a bit. However, so many unexpected things happened.
Since using the “space forbidden spell” is dangerous, why don’t I just not use it? I can stay here as long as I’m with Xiao Mo.
“You’re not going back to Earth? What about the café? And your novel updates?”
Hearing me say this, Xiao Mo laughed. Since she was using my body, my face with that laugh had a mix of an elegant yet silly look.
“Alright, alright, I was just making it sound worse than it is. I actually have a pretty good idea of where the teleportation error is. I just need to modify the teleportation spell’s magic circuit a bit, and there shouldn’t be any major issues.”
Xiao Mo seemed very relaxed. “In the past few thousand years, I’ve encountered situations ten times, even a hundred times more dangerous than this. I’ve crawled back from the brink of death several times. That’s how magic is. The more advanced the magic, the more dangerous it is. Forbidden spells are the top-tier magic, and unique forbidden spells are the ultimate secret techniques among top-tier magic. There’s a saying, after all — the bigger the waves, the more precious the fish.”
That’s true, but…
I looked into Xiao Mo’s eyes. At this moment, with Yin Nuo’er’s appearance, she seemed like a child pretending to be an adult.
I really wanted to tell Xiao Mo that I didn’t actually care about the café or the novel updates.
Even if I don’t go to the café, Ouyang Xue can handle things. Fei Luo, Gabriel, and Dolly can freely travel through the space forbidden spell, so with them there, things can be stabilized for a while. As for the novel… my multi-million-word diary-like novel is finished, and the yuri daily life sweet story I’ve been updating recently has been doing just okay with readers, so…
It’s not that my supportive readers aren’t important, but… if going back to update my novel would put Xiao Mo in danger, I’d rather stay here with her.
I also know Xiao Mo’s personality. Even if she knows she’s the most important to me, she wouldn’t let me make any choices in this matter.
“Are you sure you found the reason?”
After a moment of silence, I ultimately gave up on persuading her to change her mind and asked, “What is the reason?”
“Probably some kind of incompatibility caused by two unique forbidden spells appearing together. You can think of it like a graphics card driver crashing while playing a game, and then quickly recovering, but the game has already crashed.”
Xiao Mo explained, “The main reason is that I’ve only been learning the space forbidden spell for about a hundred years, so I’m still not very proficient. The person who created the forbidden spell also didn’t consider the compatibility between forbidden spells. Both spells have high-level permissions… that’s about it. Does this explanation make sense to you, Nuo’er?”
I kind of… understand.
Although I don’t know much about computers, I’ve encountered a graphics driver crash a few times before.
It’s not a very serious bug. When the driver crashes, the computer will automatically restart the driver, and you can just restart the game.
If we apply this to the two worlds… it’s like my existence itself is the result of a “forbidden spell.” And since “teleportation forbidden spell,” “life forbidden spell,” and “soul forbidden spell” all have “very high permissions,” activating them together causes some degree of collapse.
Then, to ensure the user’s safety, the system defaults to only teleporting the forbidden spell itself to another forbidden spell area. As a result, I was teleported to the Lizardman Island “Maha,” which is enveloped by the forbidden spell “Anti-Magic Barrier.”
Is that right?
It really must have been tough for Xiao Mo, explaining such advanced magical knowledge with such a vivid example.
“In any case, I don’t want you risking yourself for me anymore.”
Seeing Xiao Mo looking so confident, I turned my head away. “And don’t lie to me about serious matters like this.”
“Oh, oh, oh! Now that Nuo’er has become Momo, you have the aura of a big sister!”
The “Yin Nuo’er” in front of me stretched out her arms. “Hug me!”
“Hug my foot! How many times do I have to tell you, it’s disgraceful to act cute maliciously!”
I knocked this girl on the head. “I would never act cute like that!”
“Ouch… but this is your own body!”
Xiao Mo covered her head. “Besides, I wish you would act cute, Nuo’er. It’s super adorable, isn’t it? Don’t you enjoy it from my perspective?”
“I do not.”
“You see, even you lack confidence.”
Xiao Mo leaned closer. “I know Nuo’er is the natural type of cute, usually not much different from ordinary girls, but living together, you never know when a small gesture or a certain look will captivate people’s attention. If Nuo’er focuses on being cute… ah, I might not be able to resist devouring you.”
“In that case, I definitely won’t go down that path.”
I crossed my arms. “When do you plan to go back? Now?”
“Well, I originally thought we’d explore Grandis together yesterday and today, but with the unexpected incident with the teleportation spell, time is a bit tight. It’s already been two days on Earth, you know? It’s almost our working hours.”
Beside the swing, Xiao Mo leaned in again. “If we go back now, it’ll just be dawn. I’ll adjust the teleportation array data, and we’ll probably be home by morning.”
“Are you going to use my body to modify the spell?”
I was a bit puzzled. “Will there be no more mistakes?”
“The unique forbidden spells follow the soul, I’m sure about that now. There won’t be any mistakes.”
Xiao Mo looked serious, standing up and stretching lazily under the sunlight. “Ah… meow, Nuo’er’s body is so comfortable, small and soft, and it seems to have many sensitive spots…”
I was exasperated. “Here we go again with the nonsense.”
“No way, this is my way of showing love to Nuo’er.”
Xiao Mo lowered her head, reaching out to touch her own chest. “It’s this… the chests are a little smaller.”
“Hey!”
I stood up. “You clearly have ulterior motives!”
“What’s the big deal? This is my body now.”
Xiao Mo looked up. “Nuo’er, you can touch yourself too.”
Why would I touch myself!
“Okay okay, go fix your broken teleportation array already.”
Not knowing how to respond, I pushed Xiao Mo towards the underground space ahead. “Is it near the Crystal Palace or somewhere else?”
“There’s an altar next to the Crystal Palace, remember I mentioned it before?”
“Why do I remember all these things… Anyway, just get going and fix that bug in the teleportation spell.”
“That’s not a bug, just a compatibility issue.”
“Alright, alright, compatibility issue, go fix it.”
“Hehehe, when we get back, I’m going to be cute like Nuo’er all day long! Meow meow meow!”
“If you keep this up, I might just use lightning magic on you. I’m quite powerful now.”
“Are you going to zap this adorable little kitten until it’s all tingly? That’s too much…”
“Put that tongue back!”
“……”
At my “insistent” request, Xiao Mo arrived at the hidden “altar” next to the Crystal Palace, where she found the core of the “space teleportation spell”.
It’s said to be the most essential link between Earth and “Grandis”, akin to the “base code” of a computer program for forbidden magic.
There’s a massive energy source here that sustains the magic circle’s operation. With Xiao Mo’s body, I can even sense the diverse elemental forces contained within—water, fire, wind, darkness, light, and thunder. These elemental magics form a stable structure along with highly intricate magic rune circuits.
“The person who originally created this space teleportation spell probably never imagined someone would use a teleportation spell to transport another teleportation spell, so they didn’t design it with that in mind.”
Xiao Mo stood at the center of the altar, and a beam of light emitted from her body, quickly illuminating the entire space.
“Sometimes I wonder how people trapped in one world discover that there are other worlds beyond. If it weren’t for signing the soul agreement with you, Nuo’er, and your soul flying to Earth, I wouldn’t have known there were other worlds besides Grandis.”
“Maybe that person back then encountered something similar to us.”
I pondered, “Because their loved one was taken to another world by something, and they couldn’t go themselves, they spent their entire life trying to research how to break through the dimensional barrier.”
“It could also be some kind of coincidence.”
Xiao Mo nodded, skillfully inputting various magic runes into the magic circle at her feet. “For example, the birth of the ‘Life Forbidden Spell’ was a coincidence. Initially, a powerful forbidden magic practitioner, while conversing with the Tree of Life in the Elven Forest, unexpectedly witnessed the sprouting of a seedling. She researched in that direction and created the Life Forbidden Spell.”
“The magic power in my body is very sparse.”
Watching this “little one” continuously channeling her magic power outward at the center of the altar, I felt concerned. “Are you sure it’s okay?”
“It’s fine, modifying the forbidden spell doesn’t require much magic power… It’s done.”
After inputting the final magic rune into the magic circle at her feet, Xiao Mo turned to me.
“Next, I’m going to use the space forbidden spell again. I’ll return to Earth in your body, and if everything goes smoothly, I’ll teleport back. Nuo’er, you wait for me here.”
“Okay.”
Thinking about my previous accident, I hesitated for a moment. “How long exactly is the whole process? I’ll be here watching with my phone. If it exceeds the time you’ve specified and you haven’t returned, I’ll take it as something unexpected.”
“It’s usually about an hour, won’t exceed an hour and a half.”
Xiao Mo was serious this time, not joking with me. “An hour and a half. If I don’t come back, consider it an accident, Nuo’er. Just go find the little demon in the city who brought you here, or you can talk to the vampire, explain the situation to them.”
“Got it.”
I took out Xiao Mo’s phone, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and pressed the timer function. “You can start now.”
“Okay, then I’ll go back to Earth first. Should be fine to come back.”
As Xiao Mo spoke, her body once again emitted a glow, inputting the forbidden spell command into the teleportation array.
*Whoosh—*
In no time, a flash of light passed, and a certain little loli at the center of the magic circle disappeared.
The vast altar dimmed once more.
I turned up Xiao Mo’s phone brightness to the maximum and stared at the time displayed on it.
An hour and a half…
Beside the altar, I kept my eyes on Xiao Mo’s phone for a good five minutes before switching the timer to the background.
This new phone had a wallpaper on the desktop that differed only in color from mine, showing a picture of Xiao Mo and me together.
In the photo, I foolishly posed with a peace sign towards the camera, while Xiao Mo held me protectively like she was cradling a small animal, one hand around me and the other taking the picture.
Similar photos were also on my phone, many of them. Nearly all of them depicted me comfortably enjoying Xiao Mo’s protection, either leaning against her, being held by her, or embraced by her. Whether during work or rest, whenever I was harassed by rude customers or passersby, Xiao Mo was always the first to come over and intervene.
Online, after going through so much together, almost everyone had accepted the assumption that “Yin Nuo’er” was the “Yin Xiamo” little wife setup.
Even Ouyang Xue and the others, upon seeing Xiao Mo and me together, would tease, “Nuo’er, your husband has worked so hard, make sure to take good care of him when you get home,” implying I would make a good bride someday.
Everyone assumed that at home, I might portray the image of a “virtuous wife,” yet in reality… except for cooking, I hadn’t done much related to being “virtuous” at home.
All my clothes were washed by Xiao Mo, she’s the one who wakes up first every morning, she takes care of the cleanliness of the house, waters the plants, prepares the towels for washing the face, arranges the toothbrushes squeezed with toothpaste in the bathroom, and sometimes even prepares various ingredients and kitchenware needed for breakfast… I just need to “cook”.
This time, although I managed to safely spend the first night on Lizardman Island by my own abilities after the teleportation went wrong, in the end, it was Xiao Mo who brought me back through the “Elf Domain” notified by her. Speaking of which, why can I contact her through the ability of the “Elf Domain” inside the “Barrier” set by Xiao Mo, even though Xiao Mo herself cannot perceive it?
Could it be the power of my dreams… is it prioritized higher in this world than the forbidden spells? Or is it because on Earth, I am the “First Spirit” or the “Spirit Queen,” that my dream is somehow related to the “World Tree” and such?
Didn’t Xiao Mo say before that in the world of Grandis, the first intelligent beings were elves, and the Elf Tree is the origin of elves? Perhaps the concept of the Elf Tree is indeed closely related to the world itself.
It seems… this world is far more complex than I thought.
However, none of this matters now. Although I am very curious about the origins of magic and want to know more about the world, right now I just hope Xiao Mo is safe.
Xiao Mo has already given up so much for me. Now, she even entrusts her body to me without worries. In case of another accident, I really would rather stay in this foreign world for the rest of my life than let her take risks for me like this.
Five minutes, thirty seconds, ten minutes… Waiting by the altar for about half an hour, I couldn’t resist anymore.
I took out Xiao Mo’s phone again, opened the settings, accessed the background app usage records, sorted by “recently used date,” and checked the apps Xiao Mo had recently used.
QQ, WeChat, browser, and… a Notes app?
I switched to the desktop and searched through the apps on her desktop, finding the “Notes” app—
?The new phone Nuo’er gave me?
?Today, Nuo’er didn’t notice I was secretly watching her, she looks so silly and cute?
?Nuo’er holding Dingman, covered in cat fur?
?It’s now 2:21 AM, Nuo’er is asleep, moonlight shining on her face from outside the window, she looks especially silly?
?Ate Nuo’er at the botanical garden, we had our first time together?
?Today, Nuo’er came out smelling good after a bath, couldn’t resist?
?Nuo’er’s catgirl mode is so cute, I’ve wanted to touch those ears several times, Nuo’er says they’re sensitive and won’t let me?
“……”
This notebook seems to be used by Xiao Mo to record her feelings, not as a diary. Sometimes there are two or three entries in a day, and sometimes several days go by without any. It feels like she writes whenever something comes to mind.
?Took Nuo’er on a honeymoon, the secluded lake was beautiful, but it reminded me of some… not-so-good memories?
?Nuo’er learned surfing and wave riding, a milestone day, recording it?
?Nuo’er actually self-taught herself the Elemental Domain, so strong?
?We got a big room at the hotel, Nuo’er was very attractive after taking a bath, I’m very satisfied?
?There were some issues with the spatial teleportation spell, I should have thought about it earlier. If something happens to Nuo’er, even if I have to return to the void again, I…?
“Buzz—”
Just as I was absorbed in the plain and straightforward words in Xiao Mo’s phone Notes app, suddenly the teleportation array in front of me emitted a burst of light, startling me into quickly closing the phone screen.
“I’m back! Safe and sound!”
As the light settled, “Yin Nuo’er” trotted over happily towards me.
“Just as I thought, I’ve corrected the errors in both sides of the teleportation magic. There shouldn’t be any problems this time… Huh? Why does Nuo’er look all flushed?”
“N-nothing.”
To cover my embarrassment, I quickly pulled Xiao Mo into my arms.
“Welcome back, and… thank you.”
“Hmm? Thank me for what? Haven’t we always been like this?”
Xiao Mo patted my back. “You’re acting like a kid.”
“It’s nothing, just thank you, Xiao Mo.”
I let go of her hand. “Consider it me being melodramatic.”
“Dummy, I’m not cut out for melodrama. Once we get to Earth, you better play the role of Yin Xiamo properly.”
Xiao Mo gestured to my bare feet under the dress. “You should be used to levitation by now, right? It’s a skill only forbidden spellcasters have, along with my Mobius Circle. When we teleport to Earth, I’ll rely on you to get us back to the city!”
“If we go back now… what about those people you sent to pick me up earlier?”
I continued, “I mean those three… I remember there was a skeleton girl, a vampire girl, and a little demon girl. If we’re going back to Earth, won’t they mind?”
“No, it’s fine. Everyone’s used to us disappearing all the time. They didn’t seem to mind when we were gone for centuries before. It’s not like we’re not coming back.”
Xiao Mo took my hand and ran towards the magic circle. “Nuo’er, you try using the forbidden spell with my body to return to Earth first. If everything goes well, then everything is really fine. We can continue with our Earth routine. It doesn’t matter here in Diwutith. We’ll deal with future matters later.”
“Okay…”
I took a deep breath. “So… we’re going back together?”
Xiao Mo nodded. “Yes, we’re going back together.”
Twenty minutes later, in the stalactite cave behind the Moon Orchid Island in Nanqi District, Shenzhen City.
Amidst a dazzling light, Xiao Mo and I walked hand in hand out of the magic circle.
“It really worked.”
Looking at the familiar surroundings, I silently breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the “Yin Nuo’er” beside me. “I was so nervous just now.”
“See, I told you it would be fine.”
Xiao Mo stretched lazily.
“Today, as the adorable little pet Nuo’er, meow!”
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