Chapter 554: Niko + Ahri = Tanuki (Three Watches)
Before looking for relatives, Ahri also did something wrong.
After breaking away from the Icefield fox tribe that adopted her, Ahri became obsessed with sucking human spirits in order to gain memories of others.
But a group of beasts didn't teach her what a moral bottom line was, and when she absorbed enough memories, she realized from these stolen memories how cruel she was doing.
Since then, Ahri has changed her mind and decided to be a new human being, rather than a beautiful beast that can't control her instincts.
That's why she started her journey to find her relatives.
Over time, as she learned more about the Vastaya people during her travels, the more she realized what made her unique.
Over the centuries, she had seen all sorts of Vastayas, but she had not found a single member of her kind.
The Nine-Tails' orc traits seem to be unique, and can only be seen in her.
Every time she stares at the stars, she asks herself, "Who am I?" Why did they abandon me? Where do I find them? ”
In the endless search for relatives, Ahri still finds out some news about the twin gems, from the memories of a soothsayer witch who wants to cut off one of her tails.
It turns out that the twin gems were carved by a sculptor named Emero who specialized in collecting fossilized lizard eggs that had been dusted for thousands of years in the sea of ghetto, and these stones are collectively known as Emero stones.
Emerolite is a small part that can be embedded in larger statues.
So Ahri went in another direction, and began to look for a man named Imero, whose eyebrows were like butterfly wings, and the stones related to him, hoping to find out his origins.
This is also the reason why Jeno met Ahri in front of a stall selling small items before.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Ahri's ears twitched, and he immediately tucked the twin gems into the wide cuffs.
Ahri looked up and saw three people walking towards her, the three people who had exposed her identity in the morning, and the little girl Vastaya who could transform into herself made her remember it particularly well.
"Why are you again?" Ahri stood up vigilantly, her legs slightly bent, and a near-transparent orb of binding magic was quietly formed between her tail, ready to flee or fight at any time.
"Don't get excited, Miss Ahri. I'm here to deliver something for Captain Zhu Li. Jeno unveiled his new cloak, and Sindra telenically steered it as he slowly flew to Ahri.
Ahri obviously didn't expect it to unfold like this, and after a moment of hesitation, he accepted it.
She immediately unfurled her cloak and draped it over her body, covering her nine shaggy tails.
"What are you looking for me for?" Ahri asked.
"Our Niko likes you very much, and I want you to make friends with her." Jeno is open and honest about his intentions, but how to make Ahri like Niko is the most important thing.
"You said that this little girl who can take on the form of someone else is called Niko, right?" Ahri began to take a closer look at Neko.
The little girl also had a different appearance than most Vastayas, with amber eyes similar to her own, but there was nothing special about it.
Then her gaze fell behind Neko, who had a tail, but only one, which was still far from herself.
Although it is rare, it doesn't seem to be the same kind as I was looking for.
Then Ahri seemed to recall the experience of the other party becoming himself just now, and began to be slightly distracted.
"Niko is a funny little girl." Ahri concluded.
"Interesting souls are rare." Jeno tapped Necol on the back, and Neeko received the signal and immediately leaned forward towards Ahri.
It's a habit she hasn't been able to change, and the weight of her tail makes it necessary for her to lean forward to maintain balance when walking on her legs.
As Niko approached, the vigilant Ahri subconsciously took a half-step back. But when she found out that Niko had come to generously share the cheesecake with her, she was a little overwhelmed.
"Here's this, Niko's favorite food!"
Watching Niko break open the cake handed over, Ahri didn't know whether to accept it or not.
The last time she ate something someone gave her was a cup of drugged tea, which had a paralyzing effect, in order to cut off one of her tails.
So she instinctively resists the food given by others now, but a little girl would never poison herself, right?
If something wasn't right, it must have been the man behind her.
But as Niko couldn't resist the temptation to eat on her own, Ahri also accepted Niko's kindness.
"It's delicious, thank you, Niko." Ahri reached out and touched Niko's head, but the touch activated Niko's talent again.
Niko takes on Ahri's appearance, which makes Ahri feel like it's a fool's errand to hide her cloak in front of a few people who know her true appearance.
"Wrong! Niko is now a Tanuka! Niko makes a joke with Ahri, causing Ahri to laugh.
What an interesting soul.
But as the transformation time grew, the memories belonging to Ahri also poured into Nico's brain.
Nico, who played Ahri, turned strange.
"Ahri's memories are so messy, many of them are borrowed, they don't belong to Ahri, and Niko needs to sort them out...... Ahri is a child abandoned by the tribe, and Ahri is looking for the tribe? Find it?! ”
"Not yet." Ahri shook her head in surprise, and then asked her alter self, "Niko, can you see my memory?" ”
"Yes! Niko can see everyone's Shimmer! Ahri's Huma is like a picture of Ichigo! Many, many colors mixed together! Niko squeezed her chest curiously, then got on all fours and began to play a game of tail chasing, but each tail had its own idea.
Hearing Ahri's question, she stopped the game, stood up and answered proudly, and continued to chase her tail happily.
"It's so cute."
Ahri never thought that she had always looked at other people's memories by herself, but one day she let a little girl see her own memories.
It was an amazing experience, and she suddenly felt that Nieko should be a good fit for her.
"What about Niko? Your tribe ......" Ahri wants to learn more about Niko, so that's it.
"Niko's tribe was burned to the ground...... Nieko turned back to her original form, revealing a sad apology.
"Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to. Ahri didn't expect to hit the thunder as soon as he got started, and hurriedly apologized.
But grief never went to Niko's heart, and she perked up in a blink of an eye:
"Niko will be with everyone who has the same dream...... Together, form an even bigger clan! Ahri, would you like to help Niko? ”