576 Soul, Division, and Pain

Without giving any heed to Professor Frances' complains, Alex suddenly took a seat in the nearby chair. He then made the Immortal Empress and Arcane Sorceress stand behind him, with the nearby professor watching with a confused stare.

[Alex]: What are you waiting for, Professor Frances? I need your Soul-Splicing Knife, so please let me borrow it. Don't worry, I will return it to you in one piece.

[Professor Frances]: You-

[Alex]: If you think that I am cursed, then so be it. Go pity me all you want. But for now, I need your help so that I can get stronger. Surely, you won't deny that to me, right?

[Professor Frances]: Seriously, you're getting more and more weird these days Alex. Tsk, tsk, tsk, is this perhaps related to your past?

[Alex]: …