Lost

Her other self usually didn’t hide much from Su Mian. Since she wanted to know the specific details of last night, the Succubus naturally didn’t mind describing them for her in detail.

Though, she spoke a bit too specifically.

“…I really don’t want to know that man’s reaction while his blood was being sucked. And aren’t you a Succubus? Why are you acting like a vampire!”

Su Mian developed the exact same doubt Jiang Xun had at the time. To this, the girl in the mirror blinked and explained: “Because this is a power possessed by another part of the demon. Didn’t I tell you a long time ago? There are other demonic powers awakening within our body.”

“So what you’re saying is, before long, I’ll be able to see another ‘me’ in the mirror?”

Su Mian was puzzled, but the Succubus only gave a mysterious smile: “You will find out very soon.”

“If you don’t want to say, then forget it.”

The girl frowned. Knowing her other self very well, she was certain the other party was definitely hiding some secret. What should be said was never hidden, but what she didn’t want to say could never be pried out.

She didn’t feel like obsessing over it, turning instead to ponder the encounters of last night.

The Succubus’s account was very detailed, but overall it hadn’t wasted much time; after all, last night’s experience truly wasn’t that complicated.

Su Mian had awakened her other self, and just as her other self was preparing to deal with that ‘Eye Hunter,’ the teammate of that Officer Jiang she had encountered several times appeared and interrupted her. Then Officer Jiang arrived as well, but he didn’t show much malice, ultimately choosing to trade with her—using blood to exchange for his teammate’s safety and the Eye Hunter.

“Oh, right. Afterward, I actually stayed in the area to observe for a while. That Eye Hunter person seemed to escape later. I don’t know if they caught him in the end.”

The Succubus maintained her lazy posture, making Su Mian frown. Eventually, after hesitating for a moment, she asked: “You didn’t follow them to see what the situation was?”

“What do those things have to do with us?”

The girl in the mirror spoke very casually, then pointed to the real self outside the mirror, smiling: “Compared to that, how to handle the issues with your body right now is what you should consider most, isn’t it?”

“…”

The Succubus’s words reduced Su Mian to a moment of silence. This was indeed the issue most worth considering right now. While the matters regarding the Eye Hunter and Officer Jiang were noteworthy, leaving them aside wouldn’t cause immediate trouble. But if her own problems weren’t solved in time, it would be a real disaster!

Su Mian didn’t want to suddenly swap genders in the middle of a class under the gaze of a large group of classmates. Just thinking about that scene felt terrifying.

But she couldn’t skip classes forever. Yujing University was quite strict about attendance; the idea of having a classmate help with roll call while staying away from the classroom entirely didn’t exist.

Take a long leave of absence?

But there was no reason. It’s not like she could find the dean and say that her gender was sensitive lately—sometimes male, sometimes female—making it inconvenient to attend class? That’s pure nonsense!

Furthermore, skipping class or taking leave only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. She couldn’t actually never go back to school again.

With no other choice, Su Mian looked back at her other self in the mirror and asked: “How long will this period last?”

“Hard to say.” The mirror girl shook her head slightly. “Maybe a week, maybe half a month? It’s hard to judge if left alone, and if you encounter stimulation midway, it will accelerate the process.”

“Additionally, I need to remind you: this situation occurs because of the instability brought by accelerated awakening. When it stabilizes, it means you have digested that portion of ‘food,’ and it also means… you are one step closer to complete awakening.”

“…”

Su Mian understood. Her other self meant that the end of these fluctuations didn’t mean everything would return to how it used to be. Instead, it would lead her to lean even closer to the demonic side. And once she fully awakened, she probably wouldn’t be able to turn back into a human form ever again.

Although she had thought about these things long ago, mentioning it now still made the girl fall silent.

As mentioned before, what Su Mian cared about was never just gender or anything like that. The place of her panic was that such a change would inevitably completely disrupt the life she was familiar with, and even thoroughly shatter everything she knew.

She had lived in this world for nearly twenty years, had her own relatives and friends, and her own life trajectory. Now, it was like she was carrying a time bomb—a bomb that could blow all of it to pieces at any moment.

“Is there no good way?”

The various worries made Su Mian’s mood somewhat low. The girl in the mirror looked at her, appearing as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After a long while, she finally sighed helplessly: “Fine, fine, I give in to you. Look to your right.”

To the right?

Su Mian instinctively looked in the direction she pointed. In front of the mirror was a sink, and on the edge to the right of the faucet, there was a glittering object.

“What is that?”

Her attention had been on her other self in the mirror earlier, so she really hadn’t noticed the sink below. But she could guarantee this thing absolutely wasn’t there before.

Su Mian picked the object up and found it was a small stone only the size of a fingernail. The material was indistinguishable—it felt like jade yet also like glass. From a distance, it seemed to glow slightly, and up close it felt even more bizarre, because inside it there were actually countless clouds and mists flowing!

After looking at it for a long time, Su Mian suddenly felt a slight dizziness. Her body swayed, and she nearly lost her footing.

“The Stone of the Lost.”

Once she shook her head to regain clarity, her other self’s voice came from the mirror. The Succubus explained: “It’s a Relic snatched from that Eye Hunter last night. It possesses an extremely strong ability to create hallucinations. Simultaneously, it can enhance all of the user’s powers related to hypnosis, illusion, or bewitchment.”

“You mean…”

“Make it into a necklace or a bracelet to wear. While it’s not very effective against those people with special powers we met last night—they might even sense it easily—it is perfectly fine for fooling the ordinary people around you.”

The mirror girl provided Su Mian with a method to deal with her current situation. Although it carried some risk, it was at least far safer than ordinary disguises. Moreover, there were no other methods available right now.

Su Mian didn’t know what to say for a moment, but the Succubus didn’t forget to warn her: “Furthermore, there is the side effect of this thing. It will cause its owner to gradually lose themselves, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. While the influence on us is very small, if you wear it and have contact with others for a long time, it’s very likely to affect them too. You need to be careful with its usage.”

“I understand…”

Su Mian rubbed the Stone of the Lost carefully and nodded gently. Just as the girl in the mirror finished explaining everything and prepared to fade away, Su Mian suddenly looked at her.

“By the way, thank you.”

The Succubus was stunned. Her figure clearly hesitated for a few seconds. Then, before disappearing, she gave a light snort, shook her head, and said: “I’ve told you a thousand times…”

“You are me.”

“Yes, I am you.”