Chapter 517: Who is Ah Xue?

Fang Mo touched his chin and began to explain in as concise a tone as possible: "In short, it's something like a script. Then there is an organization that transcends the individual universe's timeline. They hope that the timelines of the entire multiverse will follow their script..."

However, he had only just begun to speak.

Suddenly, the pure white spacetime began to shake eerily, and everything gradually descended into darkness.

"…Hmm?"

Seeing this, Fang Mo was also startled and instinctively looked up at Ancient One, who similarly directed an inquiring gaze at him, clearly asking if he was responsible.

"It wasn't me."

Fang Mo shook his head and then closed his eyes, immediately using the authority of the Dimensional Demon God to check his own world.

To his surprise, he found that the problem was not with the pure white spacetime, but with the neighboring dark spacetime, which was merely influenced by the power of another dimension.

"Is this... Shoggoth waking up?"

Seeing this, Fang Mo also showed a somewhat surprised expression.

"Shoggoth? What's that?" Curious, the little demon next to Fang Mo leaned in closer: "Isn't that something from the Cthulhu Mythos?"

"Uh... Actually, that's our pet dog."

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo explained further: "Of course, you could say it's a cat, too. It's something Ah Xue and I raised together back when we were in the Chainsaw Man replica..."

"Hm? Who is Ah Xue?"

The little demon quickly picked up on the discrepancy.

"Ah, this…"

It seemed that Fang Mo also realized he had slipped up, and cold sweat began to trickle down on the spot: "It's just... uh... she is that, you know..."

"Go on," she urged.

However, unlike Fang Mo's nervousness, Xiao Yao at this moment appeared very calm. With her arms crossed and an amused expression, she looked at him: "You can take your time to explain, no rush, I'm listening."

"This..."

"Excuse me, I suppose there's nothing here for me anymore?"

Just as Fang Mo was searching for the right words, Ancient One, who was nearby, seemed to understand the situation. It must be said that she indeed seemed rather cunning for her age. Before her were a purely joyful demonic god of dimensions and his favorite devotee. Ancient One had no desire to be dragged into their potential battlefield.

Taking advantage of Fang Mo's hesitation, Ancient One spoke up: "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now, as I still have many magical matters to delve into."

After saying this, Ancient One raised her hand, opened a teleportation portal, and left.

"Hey! You..."

Just as Fang Mo was about to raise his hand to stop her, the portal had already closed. Suddenly, a small hand tugged at his clothes.

Looking down, he saw it was Xiao Yao, still watching him with amusement.

"Now that we're alone."

Xiao Yao looked up at Fang Mo, her playful expression making him visibly nervous: "Shall we have a proper explanation now?"

"Uh, well..."

Seeing this, Fang Mo's gaze also shifted, clearly aware that the situation was indeed his fault.

After a moment's thought, Fang Mo finally began: "That thing, do you remember me telling you about our stand ability called 'Realization,' which can materialize items from the MC into the real world?"

"Yes, you just mentioned that."

Xiao Yao nodded: "The blocks on the ground will automatically materialize, and for items, we need to physically touch them. But how does this relate to what you mentioned about Ah Xue?"

"Of course, it's related."

Fang Mo nodded earnestly, then swiftly changed the topic: "So have you ever thought... actually, in my world, there are things other than blocks and items?"

"Are you referring to living entities?"

Being an industrial tycoon, Xiao Yao's intelligence was sufficient. Hearing Fang Mo's words and recalling his earlier remarks, she quickly grasped his meaning: "So, the Ah Xue you mentioned is actually an MC creature? What kind of living entity did you materialize?"

"That was my first experiment with realization."

Now that the conversation had reached this point, Fang Mo naturally couldn't hide anything further and spoke frankly: "Well, I know this might sound a bit outrageous, but... I materialized the Snow Queen."

"The Snow Queen?"

Xiao Yao paused slightly, then remembered: "Oh, you mean that creature from the Twilight Glaciers, the one I killed with two slashes of my quantum sword?"

"Yes, that one..."

Fang Mo nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"Hmm, I see." Xiao Yao tilted her head, thought for a moment, then asked: "What does an MC creature look like after being materialized?"

"Just like any creature in the real world."

Fang Mo explained: "As I mentioned before, the theory of realization is about... using the rules of the real world to assimilate MC items, leaving the decision to the world's will itself, and then making the existence of MC items rationalized."

"This rule also applies to living entities. Ah Xue... the Snow Queen, after being materialized, became a very normal super-intelligent life form."

"She's kind of like... uh, the lord of the Ice Palace in the dungeon?"

Fang Mo frowned and thought: "Or like Snow Ghost, and also that... uh, damn, what's the name of that blue-haired lolita who acts dumb in certain show?"

"You see, you're just being pretentious."

Xiao Yao glanced at Fang Mo and reminded him unenthusiastically: "Her name is Cirno, and she's actually quite clever."

"Oh crap, give me a break."

Fang Mo scoffed in response: "With her intelligence, not to mention anything else, even the Ice Spirit Suco from the DNF Ice Palace is smarter than her..."

"Six."

Hearing Fang Mo's opinion, Xiao Yao just shrugged her shoulders.

Clearly, she didn't want to argue about this topic, so she quickly steered the conversation back to the main subject: "So, what did you do after materializing the Snow Queen?"

"Well…"

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo thought to himself that he had done everything, but obviously, he couldn't say that aloud. He sighed deeply and said, "Ah, this is a long story."

"How so?"

Xiao Yao asked curiously.

"Didn't I tell you before about our stand ability, which has the characteristic of being 'a product of MC and hence of fine quality'? You remember that, right?" Fang Mo explained, "But after materializing the Snow Queen, I discovered another trait... or you could call it an ability. That is, any MC creature will be absolutely loyal to the player. I'm talking about any MC creature, not just villagers or other neutral beings, but even hostile monsters as well."

"Oh, I see."

Xiao Yao nodded in realization.

The Snow Queen is technically a hostile boss, and listening to Fang Mo, it seemed he was quite close to her. It turns out that was the reason.

"MC creatures that are materialized will carry some memories from the MC world, but not many."

Seeing that Xiao Yao had no reaction, Fang Mo continued, "I later tested other MC creatures, and it turns out their memories of the MC world are very vague. Even if I throw villagers into a discount machine or an emerald machine, once they are materialized, they understand and forgive me."

"According to them, we players are the real gods of that world. Everything there exists to please us, including themselves."

Fang Mo shrugged his shoulders.

"It seems their highest duty is to please us players, even if it means suffering immensely or even sacrificing their lives."

"Hmm... This setup seems quite foolproof."

Listening to Fang Mo's explanation, Xiao Yao seemed thoughtful and nodded, "There won't be incidents where you mess up and then get betrayed by your subordinates."

"That's right."

Fang Mo nodded, then helplessly touched his forehead, "But the problem is they are too damn enthusiastic. They really treat you like a god."

"Oh?"

Xiao Yao looked at Fang Mo curiously, "What do you mean?"

"I had casually materialized an Snow Queen before just to test the rules."

Fang Mo sighed and said, "But after I materialized her, she immediately recognized me as her master. At that time, I was in the world of Bleach, and she constantly tried to take care of my diet and living arrangements, although you know... being a digital entity, I don't need that kind of thing, but she was just too enthusiastic."

"So, what did you do?"

Xiao Yao blinked her eyes, "What did you do?"

"Since... since she was the first life I materialized, I really couldn't refuse her," Fang Mo's gaze shifted as he said, "So I just let her handle it herself."

"And she has been taking care of your daily needs ever since?"

"Not exactly..."

Fang Mo spread his hands, thinking it was actually three meals a day, but he dared not say it, so he hesitated before speaking.

"When she first came from the MC world, she didn't understand much and often caused some misunderstandings. Until later, I went to the JOJO world, and she said she wanted to learn how to be a proper maid in the Zeppeli family."

"But I found the progress too slow, so I returned to the MC world."

"I've told you before about the Book of Ages, this darn thing always throws me into a random time point near a major event."

"The first time I went there, Jojo and Dio were still children."

"After spending a few minutes in the MC world and then returning to that world, it was already more than a decade later."

"During those ten years, Ah Xue had been continuously working as a maid without any complaints, constantly learning various skills, just waiting for my return."

Fang Mo's expression grew complicated as he sighed, "When I went back to the MC world before, I hadn't really thought about much, but at that moment, to be honest... I did regret it a bit. You know, we only live a few decades in our lifetime?"

"Do you know what she said to me when she saw me?"

Fang Mo asked.

"What did she say?" Xiao Yao thought and asked, "Did she tell you how tough the past ten years were? Or that she was afraid you wouldn't come back?"

"She said that after studying for so long, she was finally a qualified maid."

Fang Mo sighed and said, "She is actually very happy... because she feels that she finally qualifies to serve me."

"Hmm..."

Hearing Fang Mo's statement, Xiao Yao was also a bit surprised: "Are all MC creatures this loyal?"

"Yes."

Fang Mo spread his hands, feigning helplessness: "Initially, I didn't expect it to be this way, but since things have developed to this point, there was no way I could refuse. So, I just kept her by my side, and all along the way, she has been earnestly taking care of my diet and daily life."

"I see."

Hearing Fang Mo's explanation, Xiao Yao subconsciously nodded.

However, just as Fang Mo had relaxed, his partner across from him suddenly blurted out, "So you just treat her as a maid? Did anything else happen?"

"..."

This immediately made Fang Mo freeze on the spot.

"Seeing that expression..." However, before Fang Mo could make excuses, Xiao Yao immediately reacted: "Hmm, so it did happen?"

"Damn it, why can't I keep anything from you women..."

Fang Mo truly couldn't hold back anymore, and, in despair, wiped his face; things had indeed developed in the direction he least wanted.

"If you don't want others to know, don't do it."

Xiao Yao shrugged her shoulders, then turned her head away: "Cut, I knew it. Suddenly obtaining extraordinary powers and being able to freely traverse the worlds of the heavens, you, a Scorpio, definitely couldn't resist..."

"No, what does this have to do with the star sign..."

Fang Mo twitched the corner of his eye; he really didn't understand the girl's train of thought.

"Because you were already a lecher before."

Xiao Yao looked at Fang Mo irritably: "Did you forget what you've done before? Begging me to find books for you, having me circumvent the firewall to find Fuki Ji's image packs, and getting muted in the MC group for posting risqué images for a month. Which of these wasn't your doing?"

"Cough cough..."

With that being said, Fang Mo became even more sheepish, barely daring to speak, his head hanging low as if he were a fool.

However, just then, Xiao Yao suddenly sighed.

"Well, never mind."

Xiao Yao glanced at Fang Mo, her expression somewhat complex: "This matter really can't be blamed on you. Anyone suddenly granted such abilities would somewhat let loose, and I also know... how lonely one's own MC world can be."

"…Ah?"

Hearing her sudden statement, Fang Mo was also taken aback.

He was just a bit tongue-tied in front of his partner, not a fool, and now he could hear her tone softening.

So, she was planning to forgive him?

Thinking this, Fang Mo also felt a bit relieved.

"Actually, you've done quite well already. I thought you, an old lecher, would become a bulldozer across the heavens."

And just as Fang Mo thought, Xiao Yao first shrugged her shoulders, then revealed a somewhat helpless smile: "Moreover, I'm just your partner, nothing more, and I don't have the right to interfere too much. Plus, you could have chosen not to bring me along."

"Although I split myself into two... um, cough, I owe you a big favor, so I forgive you for this."

Hearing Xiao Yao's words, Fang Mo visibly relaxed.

But soon he was taken aback again because she had just mentioned something else.

"What was that, you just said about splitting yourself into two...?"

Fang Mo opened his mouth, intending to ask her about it, but to his surprise, just as he spoke, a huge shadow suddenly appeared overhead.

Immediately following, a dash of pink descended from the sky.

"Sexy!"