516: The strange woman in the mirror

Chapter 515: The Peculiar Woman in the Mirror

Late at night a day later, at the top floor of a luxurious hotel in the Royal Capital of the Northern Toya Empire.

Singing a tune, Apricot Lilli untied her twin tails. Her smooth silver hair instantly fell down, reaching her thighs.

Afterwards, Apricot Lilli coiled her silver hair high up, then put on a shower cap, preparing to take a good bath.

In the past few days, Dick had been very busy. He hadn't contacted Apricot Lilli at all, nor had he arranged any forging work.

Originally, Apricot Lilli had thought Dick would treat her like a workhorse, assigning her either forging tasks or assassination tasks every day.

But unexpectedly, the actual work was so relaxed. She rested for several days straight, which was simply too free.

However, there were still many restrictions. For example, without Dick's permission, Apricot Lilli couldn't kill people casually, much less teleport randomly.

Every time she went out, she had to report in detail beforehand. The procedures were very complicated.

Originally, Apricot Lilli had planned to assassinate all the prodigies in the world, but now she could only cancel it under duress.

Although Dick's purpose in doing this was for Apricot Lilli's safety, to prevent her from dying recklessly in some assassination.

But it had to be said, Dick had indirectly saved many people by unknowingly preventing many prodigies from falling victim to Apricot Lilli.

“That guy... how long will it be before he contacts me?”

Looking at her slightly thin figure in the mirror, Apricot Lilli unconsciously revealed a hint of sadness, her gaze finally resting on her flat lower abdomen.

On it was a light red heart-shaped magic pattern, a symbol of the soul contract.

Recalling the date on the Atlanta Continent before, Apricot Lilli's pretty face flushed, and her body squirmed awkwardly.

Regarding the first date in her life, Apricot Lilli still remembered it vividly. Last night, she even dreamed of being with Dick in a small cabin...

The more she recalled, the more Apricot Lilli yearned for the next date, yearning for something to happen while being with Dick.

Unconsciously, Apricot Lilli looked up at her face in the mirror. It was clearly the face of a girl who had fallen deeply in love.

Once again, Apricot Lilli felt flustered. She clearly wasn't like this before.

“I... I should cherish this rare holiday!”

Apricot Lilli wet her hands, then slapped her cheeks hard, bracing herself. “That guy Dick, I don't know how he'll enslave me later!”

“Don't think about Dick, don't think about Dick, don't think about Dick... Let's take a bath for a few hours first!”

Just as Apricot Lilli took off her underpants, folded them neatly, and prepared to enter the bathtub, her body suddenly froze in place, unable to move.

The next second, the bathroom space turned ice blue and gloomy. Water droplets on the floor ignored gravity and floated upwards.

“What... is going on?”

Apricot Lilli struggled to utter a few words. She quickly discovered many new abnormalities.

The magic power within her body completely stagnated. All the magic devices on her also lost their sensitivity. But the most terrifying thing was the mirror in front of her.

She saw a voluptuous and charming silver-haired woman standing quietly, a playful smile on her face, staring fixedly at Apricot Lilli.

After a few breaths of stunned silence, Apricot Lilli quickly became extremely horrified, because she recognized the woman in the mirror. It was probably herself in her thirties.

Her features, figure... except for the absence of the heart-shaped magic pattern on her lower abdomen, everything else was completely identical to herself.

Such a horrifying scene made Apricot Lilli's scalp tingle. Even she, who was well-experienced, was completely unable to understand the current situation.

In an instant, Apricot Lilli thought of some terrifying folk tales.

However, what frightened Apricot Lilli the most was her current physical condition. She was completely unable to move, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

“How nice, to be favored by Teacher Dick~”

As Apricot Lilli expected, the woman in the mirror's voice was almost indistinguishable from her own, just lacking some vitality and having more laziness.

“You, you are...”

“I am you, and I am not you, Xing Lili Anzier.”

As she spoke, a massive amount of information invaded Apricot Lilli's mind, extremely forcefully. That was a communication method exclusive to the Lord.

In less than a second, Apricot Lilli understood the existence of the woman in the mirror. The confusion on her face was gone, replaced by fear.

“You, you came from another time-space. Are you... are you going to possess me?”

“Ah~ I wish I could,” the woman in the mirror said with a light sigh, crossing her arms. “But the agreement doesn't allow it. I can only descend through this borderline method.”

“Then you...”

“Teacher Dick is going to die. The only Teacher Dick in the long river of time-space will definitely die tomorrow night!”

The woman in the mirror's sudden words made Apricot Lilli even more bewildered. How could Dick suddenly be certain to die?

But for some reason, Apricot Lilli felt no doubt in her heart. Although there was no basis for it, she felt that the woman in the mirror was not lying.

Thus, a large amount of sorrowful emotions instantly filled Apricot Lilli's heart, and tears rolled down uncontrollably.

Her beloved person was about to leave her forever. How could this not make one feel sad?

Soon, Apricot Lilli struggled to leave the bathroom. She wanted to inform Dick, wanted to do something for Dick.

“No need to trouble yourself. Teacher Dick is incredibly powerful. He already knew he was going to die and is currently busy saving himself.”

Just like before, a strange power was affecting Apricot Lilli's judgment. She still had no doubt about what the mirror woman said.

“Then, can Dick survive?”

“Emmm... Theoretically, absolutely impossible!”

Hearing such certain words, Apricot Lilli's face turned pale, and she felt a little despair.

“Interesting. You've only descended once, yet your love for Teacher Dick is so deep?”

Hearing this, Apricot Lilli's face showed confusion. She didn't understand what the woman in the mirror was saying.

“Heh heh, you poor wretch immersed in fake love, don't you find it strange?”

The woman in the mirror scoffed, waved her hand lightly, and stuffed the information into Apricot Lilli's mind just like before.

“Do you think you could possess such deep love just from one night of passion? All of this is merely the aftermath of the hundred-year entanglement between me and Teacher Dick.”

Without complicated explanations, Apricot Lilli easily understood the woman in the mirror's words with the extra information in her mind.

She understood that her feelings were fake, and Dick's love had never belonged to her. The truth was so cruel.

“...”

In response, Apricot Lilli didn't speak, just clenched her teeth, letting tears well up in her eyes.

And the woman in the mirror also didn't speak, smiling as she looked at Apricot Lilli, her eyes filled with contentment.

After nearly a minute of silence, Apricot Lilli finally raised her head and looked coldly at the mirror. “You're jealous of me, aren't you?”

“Heh, what am I jealous of you for?”

“Jealous that I can go on a date with Dick to Hundred Flowers Valley, jealous that I can have skin-to-skin contact with Dick, jealous of everything I have now...”

“Enough,” the mirror woman growled lowly, displeased. “What do you know about me?”

Hearing this, Apricot Lilli said impolitely, “You just said that you are me, and I know myself!”

“...”

This time, it was the woman in the mirror's turn to be silent.

“These are all irrelevant matters. The most pressing task now is how to save Dick!”

Hearing this, Apricot Lilli immediately asked with concern, “You, you have a way?”

“Of course,” the woman in the mirror smoothed the stray hairs at her temples and said slowly, “It's just that this method... requires your cooperation.”

“How should I cooperate with you?”

“It's very simple. Actively accept my will and merge with me...”