Chapter 251: Turning Merlin into Merli with PAIR?
Kenji took out a slice of Rainbow Fruit cream cake and placed it in front of the young Medusa, Ana. He remembered that this little one was quite fond of this kind of thing, and the food he brought out was surely a delicacy she had never tasted before. These were all the various bentos Atashino had made for him, enough to eat for a very long time.
Ana looked up. The innocent and cute face under her hood showed a look of bewilderment and confusion. She seemed to have some social anxiety.
It was so fragrant and sweet. As the smell wafted over, Ana couldn’t help but lick her lips. It was a sweetness she had never experienced before. But... he was a complete stranger. Why would he give her something ?
Merlin stroked his chin, a meaningful expression on his face. It seemed he already knew Ana’s true identity. But that was right. For an existence from beyond Earth to know such things was reasonable.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
Ana took a small bite. A light like a star appeared in her purple eyes. The sweet taste stimulated the secretion of dopamine, making her feel a sense of pleasure (and tax evasion).
"Mm. Thank you. It’s delicious."
This was the most, most, most delicious cake she had ever eaten, bar none.
"Big Brother Merlin wants to eat too~"
Merlin blinked, putting on an exaggeratedly cute act. He really did want to try it.
A moment later, Merlin was once again lying on the ground. Several daggers had appeared in his back. After confirmation, the cause of death was suicide.
Seriously. Do you have no shame? If this were that scum of scums, Merli, I would have stabbed her a few more times.
Hmm? Merli... I’ve got it.
Kenji suddenly thought of something. A bowl of golden soup appeared in his hand.
If Merlin were to drink PAIR, would he turn into the super-busty Merli? It was worth a try. If Romani were to see a picture of the busty Merli, he wondered what his reaction would be.
From the great beyond, Merlin sensed a "threat." He instantly turned into flower petals and vanished, leaving Ana behind.
"Ana, I’ll have to ask you to lead the way for them."
"Merlin... is the worst," Ana grumbled. This scummy Merlin was truly unreliable.
Mash smelled the familiar fragrance, and her face became unnatural. This seemed to be the dish that Senpai had shared with her before. The experience of becoming a man... she did not want to go through it a second time.
"What a pity. The Incubus’s intuition is quite sharp," Kenji said, putting away PAIR. Merlin had already returned to the city of Uruk.
PAIR was so delicious, yet Merlin was unwilling to enjoy it.
"Lion King, does Merlin care about his gender?" Kenji asked.
"I don’t know, but Merlin mostly appears in a masculine form," the Lion King shook her head. No wonder Merlin had fled. He was probably afraid of being laughed at for turning into a woman.
[Star Forger]: "@Ahoge King Lia, would you mind having another teacher, Merli?"
Artoria’s brain stopped working. Merlin? Merli? What was this? Was Merlin going to turn into a woman? With his personality, it was indeed something he would do.
[God’s Tongue]: "It’s not that PAIR, is it?"
Kenji had shared many ingredients, but PAIR was the one she did not want to eat a second time, no matter how delicious it was.
[Star Forger]: "Correct! But there’s no prize."
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Merlin? When I went to the Elysian Realm, the records there said that one of Kevin’s identities 50,000 years in the future is Merlin."
[Star Forger]: "And Su is the Lady of the Lake."
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Pfft! Su’s appearance is indeed impeccable. It’s a pity he’s a man."
If Su had been a woman from the start, Kevin wouldn’t have fallen in love with MEI at first sight. Good grades, good at housework, gentle and refined... if Su were a girl, he would have been the perfect moonlight. She thought of Su drinking PAIR and turning into a woman. Kevin, who already had a girlfriend, had stared dumbfounded, and in the end, was dragged away by the ear by a jealous MEI.
If Kevin were to meet the fun-lover Vita, he would probably be stunned for a moment too.
[Ahoge King]: "If Merlin turns into a woman, I have no objection."
Her opinion of Merlin... he was a headache. His prankster personality was just too much to handle.
[Galactic Baseballer]: "By the way, does Merlin even have a gender?"
[Ahoge King]: "Merlin... he’s a half-incubus. He doesn’t have the concept of gender, but his usual form is male."
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "Gender is something that is very easy to change. Even without PAIR, I can perform a sex-change operation."
For an Aeon-level concept, gender was something they could change at will.
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "A sex-change... I remember a guy named Orochimaru who was very good at that."
[Star Forger]: "Technology is the number one productive force. Orochimaru was too ahead of his time."
In the ninja world, where everyone used the wrong running posture, Orochimaru, in the late stages of Shippuden, was using a scientific running posture. It was quite a flex. Although it didn’t fit in, on Orochimaru, it was somehow appropriate.
"We’ll be troubling you then, Ana."
Merlin had run off. They could only have Ana lead the way. It was just turning into a woman.
"Mm." Ana nodded without saying much, reserved as ever.
Compared to Merlin, Ana was much cuter.
On the other side, Kingu, with a new horn proudly sprouting from his head, drilled out of the ground. Compared to his previous composure, he was now in a sorry state. His head had become pointed. A bump had grown out of his long green hair. No matter how Kingu tried to heal it, there was no sign of it dissipating.
Kingu felt the bump on his own head, his eyes fierce, his killing intent about to materialize. The wound was covered with the remnant of Kenji’s power. Even the power of the Holy Grail could not restore it.
Countless Chains of Heaven launched a frantic, indiscriminate attack on the surroundings. The forest was turned into a flatland, and the creatures into a residue of flesh and blood.
"Chaldea... a variable..."
After venting for a while, Kingu calmed down. Kenji’s power was a bit overpowered. How could Chaldea summon a Servant of this level? Perhaps only his mother had the ability to defeat him.
With a pointed head, Kingu vanished again. The plan had changed. Now he needed to think long-term.
Kenji’s group, under Ana’s guidance, passed through the Absolute Demonic Front, Babylonia, and arrived outside the city of Uruk.
"Hey! You’ve arrived! Big Brother Merlin has been waiting for you for a long time~"
Merlin stood there, waving his hand. He probably knew that without a pass, it would be a bit troublesome for outsiders to enter Uruk. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
"Merlin (you old thing), you’re the most useless."
Ana said with disgust. To abandon them halfway... he was truly a scumbag.
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