I will swear to protect the beauty with my life

Chapter 888, what an auspicious chapter number!

"So fast?"

When Fang Wuwei opened the door, sure enough, a blue-haired young man was already standing in front of them, holding a small box with the logo from the flyer printed on the side.

"Thank you for choosing Jikong Express. The fee has been deducted from your account. We wish you a pleasant life!"

The deliveryman finished reciting his lines in a very formulaic way and then disappeared in an instant, leaving Fang Wuwei holding the box in his hands. He then shrugged and checked his points balance.

...I can't see any difference, it seems like it's only a dozen or so points less...

"Ah, Master!"

Just as Fang Wuwei was about to go back to his room, he suddenly heard a familiar exclamation.

In that instant, Fang Wuwei sensed something was wrong and turned his head sharply to see that Director Ye Zhiqi and his little apprentice, Ikeuchi Maki, were standing at the door of the room next to theirs.

"Who?"

Unfortunately, just then, Fang Wuyou, who was in the room, heard the noise and her ears twitched. Her keen sixth sense told her that it was very likely someone her brother knew. Before Fang Wuwei could stop her, she flashed to his side and poked her head out.

And so, Maki Ikeuchi and Fang Wuyou, who had poked his head out, exchanged a glance.

Fang Wuyou's eyes lit up instantly when he looked at the adorable girl, Maki Ikeuchi.

"Oh? Could it be that my sister-in-law has come looking for me?"

On the contrary, when Maki Ikeuchi saw Fang Wuyou next to Fang Wuwei, and saw her unguarded pajamas and intimate manner, most of the color drained from her face.

"Master...Master...cheated...cheated...cheated...cheated?!"

No wonder he told me to leave first the first two times, so that's why... No... Oh no, I have a bad feeling, like a death wish is rushing to my head. I witnessed my master's unspeakable secret, will I be silenced or have my memory erased?!

Am I going to die here today?! Die at the hands of my own master?!

Fang Wuwei glanced at Ye Zhiqi standing next to Ikeuchi Maki with a chill running down his spine. But unfortunately, Ye Zhiqi didn't seem to have any intention of helping him out. He glanced at Ikeuchi Maki beside him, then at Fang Wuwei, and just stood there with his arms crossed, not saying a word.

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"So that's how it is, siblings in a past life..."

Maki Ikeuchi sat on the ground with her arms crossed, looking at Fang Wuwei sitting in a chair in front of her and Fang Wuyou beside him who looked like he was watching the show with amusement. She nodded as if she understood.

Fang Wuwei couldn't very well silence Chi Nei Zhenji or erase her memories, but he was also worried that she might go back and talk too much or overthink things. If he didn't explain things clearly to her, he would be in big trouble if she talked too much with Zhang Ye or let something slip.

Having no other choice, Fang Wuwei had to properly introduce his sister to Ikeuchi Maki and explain what had happened.

However, this explanation wasn't very clear. After all, his relationship with Dongfang Konghong was too delicate, and Fang Wuwei couldn't plead for him with just a few words. But it did leave Ikeuchi Maki's head spinning, and her mind completely overloaded.

"So... that means... Master, the reason you have two names is that your body is the past life of your soul?"

"Correct."

"But...but your soul's past life was your body?"

"...It seems...to be..."

"Then...then...then who is whose past life, and who is whose reincarnation? You say you two are the same person, but not the same person, so who is who, and who is still who..."

Maki Ikeuchi's brain is overloaded; her entire CPU has burned out. She desperately tries to understand, but ultimately fails.

The fact that her master was a time traveler shocked Maki Ikeuchi, but it wasn't unacceptable. However, what Fang Wuwei said later to dispel her concerns really made her head spin.

What does it mean that I am my past life and I am also my reincarnation? What does it mean that I am me and he is him, and at the same time I am him and he is me, and we are the same person?

Fang Wuyou looked at Ikeuchi Maki in front of him with a grin, as if watching amusement, and had no intention of explaining anything. He only glanced at Ye Zhi Qiu standing outside occasionally, looking somewhat puzzled.

"If you don't understand, then don't try to understand. Just treat us as the same person, which is what we are, it's very simple... What are you doing here?"

"Director...the director brought me here to pick up my private apartment..."

Maki Ikeuchi rubbed her burning brows and glanced back at Ye Zhi Qiu, who seemed very patient and stood outside with his arms crossed.

"Director?"

Fang Wuyou raised her head with some confusion and glanced at Ye Zhiqiu outside. As a member of the logistics department, she actually didn't know what Ye Zhiqiu looked like.

"Which director?"

"Um...Commander-in-Chief of the Combat Division..."

"Again...again, the top leader? Is what Kana and the others said true? Brother, are you really someone with connections? How come I, as their sister, have never received any news about you..."

Fang Wuyou remembered that the last time he saw Tianyuan was when he was with Fang Wuwei. After Fang Wuwei left, Tianyuan also left, as if he had only taken Fang Wuwei on a special trip. Such a busy person, just for this...

"What kind of 'connections'...?"

Fang Wuwei helplessly tapped Fang Wuyou's forehead, glanced at Ye Zhiqiu who was still standing outside the door, and then looked at Ikeuchi Maki.

"Is there anything else you haven't done? Register your personal information? Upgrade the system? Join a squad?"

"No, everything's done. The tour is over too. Bringing me here to pick up my apartment seems to be the final step..."

Why hasn't Ye Zhi Qiu left yet?

Fang Wuwei frowned immediately and glanced at Ye Zhiqiu outside. He was obviously waiting for someone... but if he wasn't waiting for Ikeuchi Maki, then who was he waiting for? Did it even need to be said?

Fang Wuwei sighed softly, gestured for Ikeuchi Maki not to follow, and then stood up and walked towards Ye Zhi Qiu.

"Good morning, Director."

"Just call me Zhi Qiu in private. Since you already know everything, there's no need for any more useless procedures."

Ye Zhi Qiu looked like he had nothing to lose. Before, Fang Wu Wei knew nothing, but now he must know everything. Dongfang Kong Hong must have told him a lot of things. Since that was the case, Ye Zhi Qiu was too lazy to maintain any formalities.

As he spoke, Ye Zhiqiu flipped his wrist and made a fist as if he had grasped something, but in Fang Wuwei's eyes it was just a ball of air, nothing at all. Then, Ye Zhiqiu crushed the ball of air, clenched it into a fist, and placed it in front of Fang Wuwei's chest.

Fang Wuwei's system responded immediately, and the panel suddenly popped up.

[New smelting function added... Smelting function loading...]

"this......"

"When you draw prizes, you sometimes get that thing called Source Matter, right?"

"Um......"

"Let me be frank. Source Essence is essentially a separate enhancement energy that Kafia gave you to your system. You can use this to smelt and enhance other items with similar effects with Source Essence and points. This is commonly known as multi-in-one, turning them into something superior. You can also recycle some of your unwanted items, such as skills or talents, into Source Essence, so they no longer take up space on your panel."

"Varied?!"

Fang Wuwei was taken aback. He had been wondering what the use of the Source Essence was, and the system hadn't explained it to him, so he had been stuck in a daze. He never expected that it was... that it was given to him separately?!

"Then why didn't Kafia give me this smelting function? Why did she only give me Source Material?"

"That kid is unreliable and reckless, but he's a great friend to you. He just forgot about you."

Oh, is that even possible?

Ye Zhi Qiu remained expressionless, looking down at Fang Wu Wei. He had nothing more to say, but Fang Wu Wei didn't leave, seemingly waiting for him to say something more.

After a long silence, Ye Zhi Qiu sighed heavily.

"Get stronger quickly, grow up quickly, he's still waiting for you, you, all of you are still looking forward to your growth, Fang Wuwei..."

Before he could finish speaking, Fang Wuwei's vision blurred, and he blinked involuntarily. In that brief moment, Ye Zhi Qiu had completely vanished, as if he had never existed.

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888, may you prosper!

I never imagined I'd actually write this many chapters...