novelleonline Chapter 1800 - 1798: You Schemed Against Me?!
Chapter 1800 - 1798: You Schemed Against Me?!
Upon receiving Saten Reiko’s news, everyone hurriedly gathered at the research institute. It wasn’t for any other reason; the news was simply too explosive!
"Are you sure she’s really Mr. Fang Zheng’s fiancée? It’s not like the previous one where she came uninvited, is it?"
Misaka Mikoto was evidently skeptical, but Saten Reiko shook her head.
"Of course not. I took her to meet Mr. Fang Zheng, and they were clearly very familiar with each other!"
"Mr. Fang Zheng actually has a fiancée....."
Misaka Mikoto looked quite hard to accept, while Kuroko was rather calm.
"Isn’t it normal, Sister Dear? Mr. Fang Zheng is already an adult, and he’s handsome, witty, humorous, and extraordinarily charming. Many girls at Tokiwadai secretly have a crush on him, so having a fiancée is only to be expected."
"Mr. Fang Zheng’s fiancée, what kind of person is she?"
Hatsuharu was evidently more concerned about another issue, yet Reiko found this question somewhat difficult to answer.
"How should I put it... she’s particularly, particularly beautiful, and the way she talks and walks is like a perfect young lady!"
Saying this, Reiko glanced awkwardly at Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko Shirai beside her.
"But of course, she’s different from Classmate Misaka and Classmate Shirai..."
"By the way, why did this Miss Fiancée come looking for Mr. Fang Zheng now?"
Eri Kami also curiously raised her own question, while Reiko seemed intent on stirring up trouble.
"Do you even need to ask? A woman travels a long distance to propose to her fiancé for no apparent reason, and after being rejected, she refuses to leave. As a fiancée, there’s no way she could just sit back and watch!"
"But Miss Reiji isn’t such an easy person to convince, is she."
Mr. Fang Zheng didn’t keep Miss Reiji’s situation a secret, so those who often came to the institute naturally knew about it.
Besides, these are fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls. Counting on them to keep a secret is like hoping a white dwarf turns back into the Sun.
"Will they fight?"
"Probably not..."
"So, will they argue?"
"Choose me or her? You must pick one of us?"
"Or perhaps it’s ’Leave here, you cheating cat?’"
"No, no, no, they probably won’t fight, right? What if they do? That’s how it is on TV, and even an honest official finds it hard to settle domestic affairs. Kuroko, you can’t handle this, can you?"
"Sister Dear, I am a Discipline Committee Member, how could I deal with such matters..."
And with that, the little girls gathered together and began discussing their thoughts and feelings on TV soap operas.
Meanwhile, in the study, Fang Zheng was talking with Kurumi.
"To be honest, your arrival truly surprised me."
"Hehehe, am I disturbing you, Mr. Fang Zheng?"
"Not at all. Honestly, it’s been very helpful."
Fang Zheng was not angry about Kurumi’s arrival. In fact, he had been contemplating how to resolve the Reiji issue. Honestly, Fang Zheng usually wouldn’t solve such matters himself but would leave them to others. For issues like Reiji, if they occurred in the Main World, Fang Zheng would typically leave them to Kurumi or Tilia to handle.
In fact, even if Kurumi hadn’t come now, Fang Zheng would probably have sent one of her avatars over, since there aren’t many in Fang Zheng’s harem who can solve problems. Asuna has a soft personality, Black Cat and Eiriri aren’t good at handling such issues, Little Hei prefers to stir things up, Homura is also not good with words, and Sora’s temper is too eccentric. The only ones who can truly manage the situation are Tilia and Kurumi.
However, now Kurumi had anticipated it in advance... hmm...
"Let’s first report peace."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he activated his personal terminal and contacted Nymph. For the sake of safety, communication between this world and the Main World had been cut off by Nymph, with only the line between her and Fang Zheng being usable. Therefore, when Kurumi’s avatar came to this world, her personal terminal also naturally went offline.
Soon, the personal terminal activated, and then an image appeared in the void, showing both Nymph and Kurumi. Seeing Fang Zheng appear, Kurumi on the other side also smiled.
"Long time no see, Mr. Fang Zheng."
"It’s indeed been a long time, thank you for being so thoughtful."
Fang Zheng also thanked Kurumi, and upon hearing his thanks, Kurumi’s main body smiled so much that her eyes narrowed.
"It’s nothing; in fact, when I learned about this matter, I already had this idea... I’m confident I’ll handle it perfectly, don’t you think so, ’me’?"
"Of course, that’s why I’m here."
While speaking, Kurumi’s clone walked over, cheerfully hooking Fang Zheng’s arm.
"This world, Mr. Fang Zheng, just leave it to me. Don’t worry, ’me’."
"............."
However, on the other side, Kurumi’s main body’s expression slowly changed. She stared at the clone holding Fang Zheng’s arm, then circled between them, and suddenly her face turned dark.
"You schemed against me?"
"Oh? You’re just realizing it now?"
Faced with the main body’s accusation, the clone just giggled, let go of Fang Zheng’s arm as if dancing, stepped back, put her hands behind her, and smilingly looked at the screen showing Kurumi’s main body.
"We also have a fondness for Mr. Fang Zheng, right? But you always monopolize Mr. Fang Zheng, isn’t that too much? I’m also you, ’me’. Do you think I’ll just stay quietly by the side without taking any action?"
"You...!"
"Although some ’us’ can’t help but want to talk to Mr. Fang Zheng, you’re always the one to catch them, which is too unfair. So I’ve been waiting for an opportunity, and now, I’ve finally caught it. You’ve been careless, ’me’. Back then, to eliminate the Primordial Sprite, we could endure for twenty years or even longer. Do you think we wouldn’t have the same patience when pursuing a man?"
Saying this, Kurumi’s clone giggled, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Now, whatever I do here, you can’t interfere. Although I left the Heavenly Dao Palace and can’t return, here, it’s a world of just me and Mr. Fang Zheng’s, and there’s nothing you can do to interfere, ’me’?"
"You, you, you...!!!"
Hearing the clone’s words, Kurumi’s main body was so angry her face turned white. She just wanted to perform a Black Tiger Heart Extraction on this damned traitor. As the clone said, the reason Kurumi’s main body chose her to help Fang Zheng in this world was that this clone had always been well-behaved, unlike other clones who would just disturb Fang Zheng.
But the main body did not expect that this clone was actually playing a big game of chess!!
Although Fang Zheng couldn’t stay at the Third Coordinate Point forever and would return to the Heavenly Dao Palace, as this clone Kurumi mentioned, even so, this was a "world of two" for her and Fang Zheng. Due to the uniqueness of this world, Fang Zheng wouldn’t easily bring others in or let them out.
This means that this Kurumi clone doesn’t have to compete with numerous other clones in the Heavenly Dao Palace and can leisurely enjoy an undisturbed world of two with Fang Zheng in this world!
"Haah..."
Seeing the triumphant clone and the flustered main body, Fang Zheng also sighed, pressing his forehead. This is exactly what he worried about, which is why he never used Kurumi’s clone skill. Although now he was also controlling Red Ponytail, it’s not the same as Kurumi.
Strictly speaking, when Fang Zheng controlled Red Ponytail, it was like he was playing Diablo and Demon Beast World on two computers at once. Different accounts, different classes, different roles, but all controlled by one person.
But Kurumi’s time clones, it was like she had a studio making countless small accounts for her, each controlled by different people. Even with the same class, the same settings, and the same character, they’d walk different paths.
After all, these clones have independent personalities. Each has different thoughts, attitudes, and response styles.
And more importantly, these clones are also Kurumi herself.
Like this clone beside him said, she had been waiting in the shadows, seeking opportunities, which is actually what the main body Kurumi had always been doing too. Like before, to eliminate the Primordial Sprite, Kurumi endured for decades, always seeking various ways to enhance her power. Patience, determination, the ability to judge situations, the clones and the main body are no different.
In other words, Kurumi was tricked by herself using her own method.
There’s no way to justify this.
If there’s anything to say, Kurumi could only beat herself up.
"Anyway, thank you for your trouble, I’ll thank you properly later. Oh, Nymph, you take care of organizing the data over there and send it over, I still need it..."
Seeing Kurumi’s main body looking as if she wanted to strangle herself, Fang Zheng quickly changed the topic after saying a few words. It’s not the first time the main body has caught clones in her bed, Fang Zheng believes Kurumi will adjust. It’s just hard on her other clones... Well, for Kurumi, watching other clones suffer while being unharmed herself is normal.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng glanced silently at the triumphant clone beside him, then looked away.
With this case as a reference, he’s determined never to use clones that cut time lines like Kurumi.
Otherwise, it would be endlessly troublesome.