To the Town 3

Back to the present, getting out from Kuro's memory:

Kuro struggled and said "Can you… help me speak…?"

Shion nodded although it took her a little bit to completely comprehend his word.

With a surprise, Shion connected her Origin Mana with Kuro's Origin Mana, the fact that they were the same attributes made her feel more surprised and little bit of happiness.

[Shion, first of all can you help me block the blood? Before the poison gets me, I may die from that.]

The telepathy connected easily and Kuro's clear voice resounded her mind.

[Un.]

She nodded and did as what Kuro said. With the Dark Attributes Origin Mana that has physical forms, she tried her best to block off the blood from flowing out.

And as to lessen the blood from travelling, she laid the rock she found nearby to between Kuro's shoulder.

Kuro: [Now then, can you do something about poison inside me? You don't need to completely eleminate it.]

[Just don't let it travel to my heart or brain.]

Shion: [But… how?]

Kuro: [I don't know, but you just have to be creative in a logical way. Try inserting your mana inside me. In terms of compatibility, your mana shouldn't bring me any harm.]

The mana were far too complicated as it is the basic of everything. So Kuro simplified it as to not bring any stress to Shion.

Kuro: [Just think of it as blood type. I have B blood type and you have the same. So in theory, it's okay to insert.]

Convinced by Kuro's convenient explanation, Shion inserted her mana inside Kuro and…

Ḑ̷͚̝̟͇̮̈̏̔͝͠e̸̡̡̡̮̼̲̻̩̫̊̀̾͊̏͐͠͝l̵̢̼̩̻̇̍̄̇͋i̶͔̠̤̯͇͈̬̪͕͆͋ć̵̡̣̟̞̳̙̭͔̞̂̆̉̋̓̒̆͘͝ĩ̷̮͈o̵̧̟̱̹̲͝ų̶̰͈̦̭͎̥͓͉̾͝ş̵̢̧͉͚̜̯͉̮̜̉̍̈́̀

She lost control of it.

This time however, maybe due to his mana/consciousness connected to Shion's, he finally heard this convenient plot power-matching device.

'Damn who is this guy.'

Knowing himself, knowing that something was inside him, gave him the realisation of control.

11.0%

In exchange of percentage which obviously he can't see, nor know, the 'thing' were suppressed.

Kuro for a moment was suspicious at how easy things went, but he didn't have an spare time.

Kuro: [I am sorry, Shion. It must be some anti-virus feature of my body. I have disabled it so, please try it again.]

Even right now, as to ease Shion, Kuro made a joke which Shion couldn't possibly know.

Without a time to give a tsukkomi, Shion nodded—her usual attitude long since gone and she was completely obedient.

Without waiting for Kuro's order anymore, she closed her eyes as she felt Kuro's inside… that sounds so wrong, whatever.

Kuro's the damages in his veins, the bloods that were flowing hurriedly, his ruined bone structures due to the continuous self-abuse. His heart beating in hurried matter so does the blood travelled faster and the poison.

With her perception inside Kuro, she could tell the situation more clearer. So she decided to use her own mana, while also controlling Kuro's mana who contained same attributes as to block the poison in the miniature levels.

Kuro: [Did you do it?]

Shion: [Yes…]

…Kuro couldn't resist anymore.

Kuro: [What did it cost?]

'Hm? Is this supposed to be the question for now?' Shion felt confused but still answered.

Shion: [Mine and Kuro's mana.]

[Anyway, what should we do!? Although I temporarily stopped the poison from travelling, my mana isn't unlimited!]

Kuro: [It should be okay. Just wait for it.]

As if speaking of the devil, the Oni came, her face slightly covered in darkness and she was slightly trembling.

"I am… sorry… I didn't want to… wake you up." The moment she came, comfort overwhelmed him.

Released from the states of stress, everything in front of him began to be even darker—his eyelids became heavier—his current self were no different from him when he was infant.

Kuro fell asleep, living everything to her.

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Inside his sea consciousness, the three separated souls opened its 'eyes'

"""Sigh… how many times do I have to say it."""

The three spoke at the same time

"""I am not main character."""

The three in complete synchronisation and they didn't even notice it—the three's tones were like self-ridicule.

It was blaming their own action which they did.

"""Now, now. Why don't we have a talk here… the fourth?"""

"""or which is it? The first, second, third? Whatever. The orders doesn't matter."""

The teenage, adult, and childish voice sounded inside his sea conscious and questioned continuously. However it didn't matter.

17: "…This is disgusting."

21: "I know right, did we just talk in simultaneous? F***! Even if it's myself, I don't like it."

Finally, the two woke up and diverted the conversation… but Kuro, 17 and 21 weren't the one to miss an important thing no matter how much they've just woke up.

After all, the quickness to understand the situation was their(his) speciality.

17: "So you were the one controlling it."

21: "I think so, too. When me go berserk, we will somehow go unconscious… and that's always!"

17: "So when we go unconscious, who control the my body?

"""Of course, you… no, me!"""

The three which contained: child, teenager and adult, pointed their finger to a certain direction like the one in Ace Attorney.

Even after awake, their synchronicity were amazing!

The darkness began to reveal itself as…

It contained no body… just a pitch black entities with no matters to indicates it's body… just black. And it has an strange pulling effect.

Unknown where it comes from—somewhere around it, strange voice has sounded out.

"Y̶̢̳̟̬̙̦̞͇̆̍̈̐͛̈ó̵̱͙ͅu̸̘̖̖̯̪̾͊͆̿̾̿͂̓.̶̣̞̭̤̲̮̬́̿̀̎̑̇ͅ ̷̡͚̤̟̻̽N̶̜̤̥͎̻̏̔̏ṍ̴̰̠̹͙̘͇̳t̸͕͔̼̻͖̒̓̊̋̏̕͜͝.̴͙̄͑̿̏ ̷̢̨̳̜͆M̵̜̔̃e̷̞̰̲̭̥̼͛̈́̚̚,̷̙͚̫̻̥͕̹̘̩̬̅͋̋͋̆͑͠ ̵̙̹̫̜̓͜͠f̶̢͒̄̽̌̿̀̏̋ǫ̶̪̮̋ͅr̸̭͈̙̻̬̜͆̈́̄́͌̉͐̈́̏͜ ̷̨͔͑̊̒̓͆̓̕͝n̸̼̠͝o̵̭͉͍̼̍̈́t̵̼̠̗̤̪̖͒̏̍͌̔̌h̴̘̪̗͍̖̉̑̈́̎̌̊̂̀i̴̢̡̢̺̰͙͇̰̣͓̋̅͋̉n̷̢͉̞̗͉̮̹̮̞̘̽͆̍̾͝ǵ̷̪̮͔̺́̇̈́̐̌͊." As if self-praising narcissist, it clapped for himself for figuring out who he was.

Meanwhile the three right now were joking.

17: "How about, 'Zero?' This number indicates how low it's intelligence is and how it has no form. Thus, Zero, how'd ya think about it, cool, right?"

21: "Yeah! That's so cool. Zero for nothing… the beginning, or not even begun…—and finally, it's low intelligences!—this is decided.

Kuro: "This me's name will be Zero from now on."

After the playing was done, the three said.

"""Well then, Zero. Let's make a deal. I need mine help. Since you're me, you will do it, right?"""