Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 193 - : Fifty-five only death can terminate_2

Chapter 193: Fifty-five only death can terminate_2

When Ina first heard these words, she was surprised.

For as a child, she indeed loved red, and it was true that she had come to dislike it for certain reasons.

But how could he know that?

Although surprised, Ina didn’t dwell too long on this question. After all, there were just a few colors, and red wasn’t too surprising a guess for a little girl’s preference.

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So she pondered more about Yong Xin’s question itself.

Yong Xin had made the metaphor concrete, but Ina still found it somewhat unfathomable, so she shook her head and said, “I don’t understand, I am me, no matter what color I like, it is still me.”

“That’s true, that’s what normal people would think,” Yong Xin said, “but could it be possible, the reason you think that way, is because you now like black? What if one day, a voice appears in your mind, that voice knows everything about you, has had the same experiences as you, as if it was another you, but the only difference is… she likes red.”

Even though she had been mentally prepared, shock still flashed across Ina’s face.

“It seems you understand my point,” Yong Xin spoke softly, “This is the essence of the condition, you’ll feel that the voice in your mind arguing with you is not a stranger, but the past you, or perhaps… the newly born you. Of course, the points of contention between you are definitely not as simple as a preference for colors.”

“They would be more contradictory, more fiercely in conflict, even things that cannot coexist at all.”

Ina struggled to maintain her composure and then looked into Yong Xin’s eyes, asking, “What do you mean by things that cannot coexist? If you’re talking about beliefs, can beliefs really escalate to the point where they cannot coexist?”

“In other places… I mean, in other Churches, such problems might not exist, but with Lyra, it’s different,” Yong Xin smiled, tapping his own head with a finger, “because Lyrans are special, in our minds, there is a fundamental, um… let’s call it logic, you should know what it is.”

“… Rule,” Ina seemed to understand something.

“Yes, Lyra is a city constructed by Rules, this uniqueness is unparalleled in the whole world, and Lyrans are the most compliant with Rules, not because of high standards, but because, following Rules for Lyrans is no different than breathing,” Yong Xin said gently, “and what if the alternate persona that appears in your mind contradicts this fundamental Rule? Then do you think, you can coexist with this persona?”

A brief silence.

Ina asked, “What would be the outcome if they cannot coexist?”

“It’s a conflict of personas, only death can bring Termination.”

“Death?” Ina asked, “The death of a persona?”

“Yes,” Yong Xin nodded, “The two personas will initially probe and try to understand each other, and even for intrinsically gentle people, they would try to merge or coexist, but this is only temporary. In the end, there will only be one outcome: one persona kills the other, allowing the fractured soul to become one again.”

As she listened to these words, Ina felt somewhat dizzy; the image of Gerard from that afternoon reappeared in her mind.

That utterly unfamiliar expression, the entirely foreign tone of voice, and those words.

Everything aligned with Yong Xin’s description.

Indeed, was he facing the same situation?

Ina continued to struggle to maintain a facade of calm, not allowing her inner thoughts to show.

She then posed one last question to Yong Xin, “So what happened to your friend in the end? Which of the two personas within him… won?”

Upon asking this question, Ina couldn’t help but clench her fists.

Yong Xin pretended not to notice and just spoke slowly, “After some time, my friend finally faced the ultimate ‘battle’ with the newly born persona. Before that, he had told me, if he failed, to kill him immediately, because he was very aware of how insane and disorderly his new persona was, and I, I agreed.”

Ina said nothing, simply watching Yong Xin’s eyes, her breathing slowly becoming steadier.

“Ultimately, he opened his eyes, and then, with a smile, he told me, he had won.”

At that moment, Ina’s slowed breathing returned to normal.

“It seems like a good outcome,” Ina said with feigned calm, “No lingering effects afterward?”

“None,” Yong Xin shrugged, then smiled, “He even felt reborn.”

…

Indeed… reborn.

Gerard was astounded as he looked at himself in the mirror.

Of course, he wasn’t that vain. To be more precise, he was looking at the metallic parts on his body.

These were all brand new, a set Ju had just replaced for him.

Yes, replaced again.

But it was not simply a replacement; more had been added inside.

Gerard could even feel that he was now capable of using these metallic body parts and prosthetics to perform an “Overload.”