Eye of Destiny (11.2)

Under the dim light, a young girl dances in front of a huge stage with a lighthearted tune.

Wearing a gorgeous dance dress, her red hair flutters in the wind with her dancing posture, those blue eyes are like the deep blue sea, so clear that it makes people feel emotional, there is such a wonderful person in the world, such a wonderful person dance.

Everyone's reactions were seen in the young girl's eyes, and her charming smile deeply fascinated the onlookers who came here.

"Niluni, Lunilu—"

People shouted her name and applauded the graceful dance of the girl.

It wasn't until the girl bowed in front of the stage that people realized that the moving material of the girl was over.

The words of "one more time" have struck again, but this time Sheikh Zubayr, the manager of the Zubair Theater, stands at the front of the stage and shouts that tonight's show is over.

At the same time, he quickly pulled Nilu, the dancer who was still waving goodbye to the audience, behind the scenes.

"How many times have I told you, Nilu, you can just leave the stage after the performance. Even if you are tired of jumping hard all the time, the audience will keep telling you to jump down again and again." Manager Sheikh Zubayr said .

"It doesn't matter...Mr. Zubair." The girl sat on a stool behind the scenes, and was playing with her hair with her hands, twirling her hair with her fingers.

"I am very happy to be able to bring smiles to everyone, and it also makes me more empowered." The girl looked at the manager with a smile.

"You..." Sheikh Zubayr sighed helplessly, "Okay, take a good rest, in a few years it will be the annual Flower God's Birthday Festival, you have to prepare well." After the manager explained the matter, So I left, today's performance is over, and the crowd will be evacuated in a while.

After all, the people above were very hostile to them. If the performance was too late, they might be caught again, and the whole theater would face unnecessary troubles.

The girl did not take a rest, but glanced at the direction the manager was leaving, then stood up, came to a secret passage, and quietly left the theater.

The figure of the girl loomed in the dark night, and no one knew where she was going, or could not imagine why she left the Grand Bazaar at night.

After all, the usual Nilu always works hard to practice her dancing posture behind the stage after the theater is over, in order to show her best side to all the audience who support her.

So why did the girl leave the Grand Bazaar alone without telling anyone tonight?

The sandals on her feet made the girl's steps more light, and with the coolness of the evening wind, her body was unusually sober.

With her rosy cheeks and the white moonlight, she is as charming as a moon elf.

Humming a relaxing song, the girl seemed very happy.

At night, the city seemed a little deserted, except for the unextinguished lights of some households, most people had already fallen asleep.

The girl stopped in front of an alley, and looked into the depths of the alley.

The wind is still blowing.

The decorations on the girl's skirt mingled with the wind and made a sound like a wind chime.

"Come in, there is no one else here." A gentle female voice came from the alley.

The girl followed the instructions of the words and walked into the alley. After walking not far, she came to a very hidden house. There was a woman standing at the door in front of the house. Although it was illuminated by the moonlight, it was still blurry in the alley. Can't see the face clearly.

The girl didn't speak, and walked straight into the house, followed by the sound of the door closing.

If the girl before was the slim dancer Nilu, who looked dignified and charming to outsiders, but this girl who was not watched by others seemed to be a different person suddenly, spreading her thighs, lying down without restraint. On the big bed in the house.

"Playing this woman is exhausting..." the girl complained.

"But don't you enjoy it?"

The woman who opened the door for the girl walked up to the girl, and under the illumination of the light, her appearance was fully displayed at this time.

A head of jet-black hair is mixed with a trace of golden hanging hair, and a pair of blue eyes similar to those of a girl seem to be full of a sense of justice. She has a very hot figure, wearing a black tights, and she is even more sexy amidst More of a sassy gesture.

"You should...not Jin Li, right?" The girl looked at the woman in front of her and asked indifferently.

"I'm Dixia." The woman replied.

The girl's eyes were a little surprised, and then she looked into the depths of the house, but obviously there was no one else, only the woman named Dexia in front of her in the whole room.

Just as the girl was about to say something, she heard the door suddenly open, and a woman in a light blue dress walked in from outside.

"Oh, have you arrived?" The strange woman who suddenly entered the room alerted the girl lying on the bed. The girl was already sitting on the bed, looking at her warily.

"You don't remember me just by changing your body?" The other party just smiled faintly when he saw this.

"Are you really... Jin Li?"

"Hehe... Who else could it be? Do you need me to prove anything to you?"

The girl did not speak.

The strange woman smiled mysteriously, came to a stool in the room and sat on it, then crossed her legs and supported her side cheek with one hand.

"Dishia, come here and lick her feet."

"Yes, Mrs. Dinazide."

Under the slightly surprised gaze of the girl, the dashing-looking Desia knelt on the ground like a puppy, with a very obsessed expression, sticking out her tongue and licking the name For Dina Zede's toes.

"Nilu, look, she really licks people's feet like a puppy, hahahaha..." Dina Zede laughed.

"Why did you change this woman's body?" the girl asked.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this woman named Dina Zedai does not have the eyes of God, and is completely an ordinary person.

"This body is the eldest lady of the Humayi family. She has a certain information network and connections with Sumeru City. It is a resource that can be used well." Dina Zedai explained.

"Besides... I think it's very interesting... You think about using this young lady's body to play with this woman who resisted me before, and even become my dog. After thinking about this, I feel Very excited, so excited that the bottom is a little wet..."

"You really have a bad taste..." The girl shook her head.

"This kind of power should be used properly. Anyway, what the executive officer needs is the result, and he doesn't care about the process. Among them, it's nothing to bring some private goods." Di Nazedei continued.

"... Well, I came here to tell you that the Flower God's Birthday Festival is coming soon, how is the implementation of the Holy Order?" the girl asked.

"Everything...is going on step by step. You are an important role in the Flower God's Festival. As long as you deny all of this, the cycle of the Flower God's Festival will go on endlessly, and we are far away from our eyes. It's one step closer." Dina Zedai said, stomping on Decia's head with her own feet, and Decia was like a docile puppy, her whole head was completely in line with the The ground contact has become Dina Zedai's special insole.

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Of course, don't play tricks or the like. According to the people above, you seem to have forgotten your real purpose, so I will remind you again. Your life is not just given by me. If the above is not willing, you I still have to die, so...do you know...?" Dina Zede said threatening words in a gentle tone, making the girl sweat coldly.

The girl nodded.

"Okay, it's been a long time since I played, I think you can't wait." Dina Zedai said, greeted Dexia who was kneeling on the ground, and then Dexia walked into a room further inside the house.

The girl seemed to understand what Dina Zede wanted to do, and she couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

"Relax... Isn't this very comfortable? Don't you already like the pleasure of a woman? Next, let's enjoy it and release the desire of the body completely, so that you can feel more at ease The work is over." Dina Zede took the girl's hand and walked towards the inner room.

Inside the room, there are all kinds of weird things, some clothes that look very revealing, and some **** and toys used to stimulate the body. Among them, a thing that looked as thick as a girl's arm, similar to a male cock, attracted the girl's attention.

Seeing that thing, the girl couldn't help hesitating, and unconsciously grabbed the white panties under the skirt.

The next moment, that thing was worn under Desia's body like this, and a big-breasted girl seemed to have a penetrating cock, which made the girl take a step back in fear.

"Oh, what are you afraid of?" Dina Zede said with a look of disdain while grabbing the girl's hand.

"That thing too..." The girl's eyes were fixed on Dexia's body, that huge thing, just looking at it made the girl's scalp tingle.

Seeing the girl's reaction like this, Dina Zedai suddenly had a bad idea, and quickly controlled the girl with both hands, and at the same time greeted Dexia.

"Dishia, Nilu needs your loving hug."

"Okay, Mrs. Dina Zedai." As Decia said, she had already come in front of the girl, and under the terrified gaze of the girl, she inserted the cock that was as thick as the girl's arm into the girl's body.

At this moment, the young girl's brain was blank, and her whole body was in a state of complete bewilderment. From time to time, she thought about why she became what she is now.

The beginning of the story has to start from a month ago.

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"What is the end of wisdom?"

"It is the ultimate truth that we all want to pursue, and it is also my original intention to enter the Holy Order."

The man stared intently at the text piled up in front of him, which contained densely packed words, which was exactly what he had been pursuing all these years.

It is said in the school of thought.

He should have devoted his whole life to it, to achieve the ultimate goal of this discipline, immortality.

A long time ago, there was a legend that there was a place called the Garden of Silence in the depths of the desert. As long as you got the treasure of the Garden of Silence, you could detect life and ****, and even bring the dead back to life.

but……

A few years ago, the Holy Order suddenly ordered to ban research on the Court of ****. Including the man, many scholars who conducted this research either stopped the experimental research, or were arrested by the disciplinary officers who belonged to the Executive Department of the Holy Order, or they were unwilling to give up their research, resigned from the Holy Order, and studied alone in anonymity.

In order to protect himself, he superficially canceled the research on the Garden of Returning to Silence, and turned to research on a subject called void, which he has been secretly conducting at home alone.

In this kingdom called Sumeru, knowledge is also a kind of wealth, and knowledge is preserved as a kind of property. This kind of behavior that strictly prohibits research behind the scenes is undoubtedly the behavior of walking on the tip of a knife.

But faced with the impetus brought by that kind of ideal, the man resolutely continued, even though there was a possibility of being purged by the discipline officer, he still continued.

Originally, he could continue to lurk like this. Hearing about the news about the Court of Returning Silence, there have been many rumors in Sumeru City recently, and the man's heart began to be uncontrollable.

He had suppressed his emotions for so many years and wanted to vent his emotions at this moment. He was already ready to leave the Holy Order and go to the desert to find the treasure of the Garden of Silence.

After these few days of preparation, his plan has been progressing step by step. Probably the day after tomorrow, he will be able to set off to find the Garden of **** and eternal life.

That's how it should be.

One of his former subordinates in the Holy Order, a female scholar named Apati, suddenly handed him a note a few hours ago, and then left in a panic, and kept telling the man Be sure to open the note without confirming that no one is there.

The man did as he did, and the content of the note briefly explained the situation. The man's plan had been investigated by the discipline officer, and what was even worse was that the man had seen many discipline officers on the way to his laboratory. It seems that there is some big movement. Now that I think about it, the discipline officials may have discovered him and plan to arrest him today.

There are only two paths before the man, the first one is caught by the disciplinary officer, and the end is either confinement or execution. The second is to immediately escape from the Academy of Faculty, escape from Sumeru City, and live a life of vagrant life in anonymity from then on.

Leaving the Holy Order means losing a lot of resources, which can be described as a major blow to research.

The man fell into deep thought, this is a difficult choice, no matter which way he loses, it is irretrievable.

Leaving the Holy Order means that he will lose a lot of research opportunities to carry out his research. After all, his ultimate goal is only immortality, not the Garden of ****. The Garden of **** is only the most attractive at present. an opportunity.

"Could this be my final destination?" The man leaned back on the seat weakly, feeling tired.

All along, he has been in this semi-underground state for the sake of research, and for this ideal thing in her heart, he is willing to give up everything.

Give up all of this...your own ideals, and live under the threat of the disciplinary officer every day, do you live like this?

"That's it..." The man seemed to have figured it out, a bitter smile appeared on his pale face.

At this moment, for the first time, he felt that he was exhausted. All along, he was burning with passion, doing things that he always liked and longed for, but now he stopped, looking back suddenly, he really Feeling tired, a feeling of tiredness from the inside out, was eroding his body.

Leaning weakly on the seat, he didn't react at all, just quietly waiting for the disciplinary officer to arrive, maybe this way he can truly be freed.

"Farouk, you shouldn't be doing this."

The man's eyes trembled slightly, and he looked around in a daze. The sudden voice made him a little at a loss, but it was obvious that there were only dark equipment around, and there was no one here at all, only her alone. Sitting in this dark room, waiting for the arrival of the disciplinary officer.

"Could it be that I'm so exhausted that I'm hallucinating..." the man covered his forehead and said to himself.

"Farouk, have you forgotten your ideal?"

The man suddenly stood up from the seat, and the so clear voice sounded again, making him understand that it was not a hallucination just now, but it was like someone was really talking in his ear.

"Who is it?!" the man looked around and shouted.

There is no one, obviously it is impossible for anyone to hide in this room, so the only possibility is...

The man hastily put his hand on his left ear, and what the man wears on his left ear is a device called "Void Terminal", which is mainly used to connect something called "Void".

"Void" is the legacy left by the Great Mercy Tree King, and it is a treasure house that can gather knowledge. For hundreds of years, the Holy Order has developed a device called "Void Terminal" through unremitting research on the void. Wearing and opening the Void Terminal, the wearer can connect with the Void and obtain the knowledge they need from the Void.

It is precisely because of this that knowledge in Sumeru has become a resource and is deployed uniformly.

It was the Void that the man had been researching in recent years. The sudden sound made him wonder whether the sound came from the Void Terminal to his ears.

But this idea is also very scary. In the void, it is very easy to locate a person's void terminal, but it is even more difficult to accurately communicate with someone through the void.

"What about me? My identity is not important, I just want to help you and help you get through the difficulties you have to face."

How should I describe it? This voice made the man feel very gentle. With just one sentence, the man has a kind of trust in the speaker, even though he doesn't know who the other party is.

"You want to help me? Why are you helping me?" the man asked.

Yes, he is just a scholar with little research results, and he can't figure out why the other party wants to help him.

"It's complicated to say, but I still want to tell you that I have no ill intentions towards you. What you have to do now is to leave here. The hanged man from the Holy Order will come here soon, and you will be in danger." The voice seemed anxious.

"Are you trying to say... let me escape from here?" the man said lightly.

"Hmm..." The voice was silent for a moment.

"It's useless. Once I am picked up by the discipline officer, no matter where I flee, I will be caught in the end..." The man sighed.

"But, are you willing to do this? You won't forget the vow you made in the past, right?" The voice paused and continued.

"What oath...?" The man asked suspiciously.

"Become the greatest sage of Sumi and prove yourself to everyone."

A very immature voice suddenly entered the man's ears. This voice was not the voice he had just talked to, but seemed to be another person's voice. Moreover, this voice made him feel very friendly, as if he had heard it somewhere before. .

The man suddenly realized that this voice was remembered by his family, and it was too familiar to him, because this voice was exactly what he said in front of the stone statue of Lord Tree King when he was a child.

But why did this sound come to my ears, could it be...?

The man's pupils shrank, as if he understood something.

"You wouldn't be..."

"It doesn't matter who I am, for your ideals, please don't give up lightly." That voice said.

"Okay... But, what do I have to do to leave?" the man asked.

As soon as the words fell, he heard very heavy footsteps outside the door, accompanied by a very hasty knock on the door.

This style of behavior is obviously a discipline officer. They have already arrived outside the door of the men's laboratory, and the men have nowhere to escape.

"Discipline officer?! They acted so fast, damn it!" The man gritted his teeth.

This was a great pain for him. He had planned to escape and hang him, but now the fire of hope was snuffed out again, which made him miserable.

"Farouk, will you trust me?"

At this moment, that gentle voice sounded, which instantly calmed the man's restless heart.

"Is there any way you can let me escape the discipline officer?" The man asked after a little hesitation.

"It's complicated to explain to you, but I can indeed help you escape from this place."

"What do I need to do?" the man asked quickly.

Now, the man has no other choice.

"Please, close your eyes, and leave the rest to me."

The man did so, and as he closed his eyes, a faint green light flickered slowly in the void device above his left ear.

Soon, streaks of green light gradually increased and began to appear around the man. At the same time, the man slowly opened his eyes.

When the man opened his eyes, his demeanor seemed to be completely different, as if he had changed into a different person, exuding a very powerful ****, even the man's eyes had also changed at this moment. A pair of dark green pupils.

"Boom!"

The door was kicked open, and several men with weapons walked in at the same time.

These few people are obviously the disciplinary officers who make scholars fearful.

"It's Mr. Farouk. Someone reported to us that you illegally carried out research projects prohibited by the Holy Order. Now please cooperate with us to accept the investigation." The leading discipline officer held a long-handled weapon and walked slowly towards the man.

The man didn't speak, his dark green eyes looked around at everything around him.

"Please cooperate with us!" Seeing that the man did not respond, the discipline officer continued.

The man still didn't respond, but just kept a certain distance from the disciplinary officer.

The discipline officer did not continue to confront the man, and held a weapon to forcefully take the man down. At this moment, the man's eyes flashed with green light, and at the same time, a green shock wave erupted centered on him. Shock the whole room.

At this moment, the aggressive discipline officers seemed to suddenly lose consciousness, standing still in a daze, the void terminal at the left ear was slightly flashing the same color as the man's eyes.

"call--"

The man sighed, and hurriedly walked towards the door. Obviously, the sudden behavior of the discipline officers had something to do with him.

The green shock wave had a wide range, and even some discipline officers who hadn't entered the room were controlled. The man didn't have anything to stop him, and soon walked out of his research room and came to the outside of the teaching order.

Next, you only need to leave Sumeru City before the consciousness of those chasing you has reacted, then the man may escape successfully.

"Where are you going?"

When the man came to Sumi City, a very thin-looking person stood in front of the man.

The man ignored it, and rolled his eyes again, wanting to repeat the method just now, but this time, he didn't succeed.

Not long after his consciousness came out, as if locked by some unknown hanging object, the consciousness lodged in the man's body was locked.

At this moment, the concrete consciousness seemed to have transformed into a little girl, with a head of white hair that looked a little green at the end, and the soft hair was combed into a pair of ponytails. The little girl's eyes showed a dark green color, which was exactly the same as the man's green-haired eyes before.

The little girl looked around her in disbelief, she couldn't move, it was as if a dark green barrier had been erected around her, tightly controlling her body, making her unable to move.

"My consciousness..." The girl couldn't believe all this.

"I didn't expect it to be successful." The person who stopped the man sneered, "Then the next step will be much more interesting."

The other party walked towards the man slowly, and at the same time there was a very weird smile on the corner of his mouth, which looked very creepy.

"Falooq..." The little girl turned her head to look at the man who seemed to be in a trance, her brows were tightly furrowed.

"You should take care of yourself." The other party sneered.

At this time, the little girl was observing the other person carefully. It was a man who looked very haggard. It seemed that it was due to long-term fatigue. Not only did his skin look old, but his hair loss was also very serious.

The other party was approaching Farouk, holding an unusual-looking device in his hand, which seemed to be connected to the void terminal.

The little girl touched the barrier, or the cage, with her hands. The appearance of this cage is likely to be related to the strange device in the man's hand.

"Hmm!" The little girl's eyes were fixed, and a very strong shock erupted centered on her body. This shock was different from the shock that made the disciplinary officials stunned just now, and seemed to be more destructive. In an instant, the cage that imprisoned the little girl exploded.

At the same moment, the emaciated man was bleeding from his seven orifices, and began to kneel on the ground covering his mouth in pain, the blood flowing out unstoppably.

The little girl let out a long sigh, obviously breaking through the cage of imprisonment also consumed a lot of her strength.

The little girl didn't hesitate. At this moment, she transformed into a beam of light and entered Farouk who was still in a daze. Soon, Farouk, who was in a coma, regained consciousness, and his pupils became exactly the same as the little girl just now.

"Go away quickly..." Farouk said to himself.

But just when Farouk took a step forward, an unbearable pain swept across his body in an instant, Farouk's pupils shrank, and his body couldn't move.

And the little girl flew out of Farouk's body again.

The little girl looked at all this in surprise, and then she subconsciously looked into the distance, and saw a man in a white robe standing outside Sumeru City. The man was wearing a black and white mask and a head of sky blue hair. Just standing in the distance, he gave people an invisible ****.

"It's you!" The little girl couldn't help shouting, although her words might not be heard by anyone.

But the man wearing the mask seemed to know the existence of the little girl, always showing a mysterious smile under the mask.

The little girl gritted her teeth, and glanced at Farouk at the side again. Although she was very unwilling, she still chose to leave, and her departure was only for a moment.

"Ahem..."

The man with a haggard face struggled to stand up, and bowed down respectfully when he saw the man in the mask, even though his nose and eyes were still bleeding.

"adult……"

"Yari, you let me down."

"My lord... I..."

The masked man walked up to Farouk, bent down, grabbed Farouk's chin with his hands, and turned back and forth, as if observing Farouk's body.

"But it's not all your fault. I thought it was just a simple extraction of the god's fragments this time, but I didn't expect to meet that existence." The man wearing the mask said indifferently.

The man with a haggard face didn't dare to speak, but just listened silently to the other party's speech.

"Forget it, the harvest this time is enough. I'll give you the thing, and I believe you will complete the task I gave you very well."

"My lord, I will block everything I have to complete the task you entrusted to me!" said the man with a haggard face.

"Hehe... I'll just look forward to it for a while."

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Farouk opened his eyes in a daze, exhaustion made him even harder.

He wanted to move his body, but found that he could not move, as if bound by something like a rope. Moreover, he seemed to be wearing some kind of metal device on his head, so he couldn't see his surroundings clearly.

Farouk struggled for a moment, but his strength could not break free, and for some reason, he felt that his body was very tired, and the constant panting seemed to indicate that his body might collapse at any time.

Farouk remembered what happened in his laboratory before, and couldn't help thinking about what happened.

"Hey, are you awake?"

At this moment, Farouk heard a voice from a man. He is not alone in this room.

"You... who are you?" Farouk asked after being stunned for a while.

"In my case, on the surface, it should be the disciplinary officer you are talking about." The other party replied with a smile.

Discipline officer? That's right, my own experiment has probably been discovered, so it is also possible that I was caught.

"Why did you arrest me?" Farouk wanted to confirm again, although the result may not be the same as he imagined.

"How should I put it... Originally, you were supposed to be a victim of god-making like other scholars. But because of my selfishness, I detained you." The other party explained.

God-making plan? what is that? And these strange words said by the other party, Farouk heard these words for the first time.

"Oh...it's all my fault, and I'm talking too much. Okay, okay, I think we should get to the point."

The footsteps of the other party were slowly approaching Farouk, and Farouk couldn't help swallowing because of the fear in his heart.

"Do you know why I kept you here?"

At this time, the other party brought his mouth to Farouk's ear, probably because the temperature in the room was very humid and a bit chilly. Farouk's ears could directly feel the heat from the other party's mouth, which made Farouk feel a little dizzy. Numb.

He didn't answer, he knew that the other party must be showing off something to elicit this sentence, so there is no need to speak too much at this time, just listen to the other party's words honestly.

"I have been following you for a long time. Your obsession with one thing is terrible, even surpassing life and ****. This is why you are still studying this thing after the promulgation of the ban on research strictly prohibited by the Holy Order. project.” The other party’s tone seemed very cheerful, and he seemed to enjoy the state of his speech at this time, “This is a decision that may lose your head, but you still persisted. This kind of persistence is very important in my opinion. abnormal."

"What do you want to express?" Farouk couldn't help asking.

"Hehe..." The other party sneered, "In other words, the two of us may be the same kind of people."

the same kind of people? How is this possible, how could I be the same kind of person as the lunatics of the Disciplinary Officer!

"Stop joking!" Farouk suddenly yelled as if he lost control of his emotions.

How could the ideals he longed for, the infinite pursuit of life, be compared with the lunatics like the discipline officials? !

"Don't rush to deny it. You have to recognize the status quo. In other words, I'm the savior who saved your life, or you may be dead to the outside world." The other party laughed.

As the other party said, the disciplinary officer only needs to announce that the scholar Farouk was executed, so his existence may be sealed in the file.

"...What exactly do you want...?" Farouk calmed down for a long time, letting his emotions calm down again.

"Actually, there is nothing difficult. We need...no, I need you to act as a person and become her to collect relevant information for me and that adult." The other party said.

"Playing a person...?" Farouk repeated.

"That's right, it's a dancer named Nilu in the Grand Bazaar under the Sumeru City. What you have to do is to replace her and obtain information about the Sumeru people living in the Grand Bazaar."

"Replace her? Are you joking?" Farouk couldn't help laughing.

He really felt the absurdity of the other party's words. Don't tell me that he is a middle-aged man, no matter his figure or age, how can he completely impersonate someone else, let alone a dancer whose figure is completely inimitable.

"I'm serious." The other party continued.

"Let's not talk about your so-called replacement of that dancer, how can I be in this state." Farouk said disdainfully.

"Hehe... the reaction is similar to what I thought, but I don't blame you. After all, that kind of power is really unbelievable for us mortals." Make a so-called proof."

"Bring that woman up."

Farouk heard the other party shout towards the door, but he was still wearing a metal device on his head at this time, and his whole body was unable to move, so he didn't know what was going to happen.

Soon, Farouk heard the sound of the door opening, and at the same time, he seemed to hear a shortness of breath.

"Go in!" The voice was not the guy talking to Farouk, but another, it seemed to be another discipline officer.

After sending the "woman" in the other party's mouth, it seemed that the door was closed again. Farouk heard a violent struggle not far away, but because he couldn't see clearly, he didn't know what happened.

"Oh... I want to chat with you for so long, I have never introduced myself, right?" The other party said, "You can just call me Jin Li, this is my name in this country."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-" it seemed that her mouth was sealed with tape, and she could only make a faltering sound.

"What did you do?" Farouk demanded.

"Don't worry, don't worry... This woman is very dishonest, I need to let her be quiet for a while."

Farouk was puzzled, why did the other party bring in a woman, and what exactly was he trying to do?

A series of questions were not answered, and Farouk could only listen to the movement around him with his ears, which also made him highly concentrated.

It took about half an hour before the man named Jin Li walked towards Farouk again, and this time, the other party directly took off the metal device worn on Farouk's head. It also allowed Farouk to see everything around him clearly.

When his eyes looked straight ahead, he immediately saw the woman who was just brought in facing him, sitting on a stool, and she was bound to the stool like drinking Farouk, The whole person is in a very confused state, as if motionless like a puppet.

This woman, Farouk knew, all too well.

"Apati, is this woman's name?" Jin Li smiled and put his hand on the woman's shoulder, but the woman remained motionless without any response.

"What did you do to her?!" Farouk's emotions fluctuated at this moment, and he didn't understand why Apati was involved.

"It's just a simple trick to impose some status on her through the void terminal, so that she will not be so restless." Jin Li said.

"I know, you have a crush on this woman, and she also has longing for you, and even loves you. As a man, you have a kind of charm, but as a husband, I'm afraid you can't do it. You The obsession with the study of immortality has made this woman's love for you overlooked. Her father is very smart. Knowing the possibility of not going with you, she compromised with reality and married the Holy Order this year. Another scholar."

"At first she didn't have any contact with you anymore, but after hearing the news about you, she still couldn't hold back to find out. After discovering the plan of the disciplinary officer to arrest you, she resolutely chose to take the risk. Passing the news to you in danger. Unfortunately, because of this, she was caught by the discipline officer and imprisoned in the detention room under the discipline officer."

It turns out...she has done so much for me...

Farouk thought of this, and suddenly recalled the past between himself and Apati. He suddenly realized why every time the other party met him, the ruddy face and the movements of the little hands that had nowhere to rest expressed their feelings. What, I didn't understand it all the time, and even asked Apati why he was blushing very straight.

"Huhuhu————" Farouk's breathing became a little heavier, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became at this moment.

"Well, if you actually know that she likes you, then let me satisfy you, a couple who are supposed to be lovers." Jin Li said, but his hand was already touching Apati's in a very dishonest manner. Chest.

Farouk seemed to be still in the vortex of his thoughts, and he hadn't reacted yet.

Jin Li saw it in his eyes, but he always maintained a confident smile, a smile that made people feel scared.

Jin Li didn't know when there was a strange device in his hand. He put it in the palm of his right hand, and at the same time put his hand next to Apati's left ear, next to the void terminal.

Jin Li made another puzzling action, which was to untie the rope that bound Apati.

The device in the palm was making a slight sound, as if it was doing something to Apati that Farouk didn't know.

Soon, Jin Li, who was standing behind Apati, was in the same situation as Apati before. He stood on the spot with his head slightly lowered, in a state of coma, and Apati, who was still in a coma before, But at this time, after closing his eyes, he opened them again.

"Apati..." Farouk called out the other person's name subconsciously, "What's wrong with you?"

When Farouk saw Apati waking up, he didn't feel at ease. Instead, he felt an inexplicable uneasiness. Apati in front of him gave him an indescribable sense of strangeness.

Apati didn't speak, but stood up slowly, the whole person seemed to be in a trance state.

It's like, it seems to be adapting to the appearance of that body.

Apati suddenly showed a smile, but it made Farouk feel a burst of panic. This expression was exactly the same as that of Jin Li not long ago.

"As you can see... this is what I mean by substitution." Apati, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to get used to her body, and suddenly said.

Farouk's eyes widened. He didn't seem to understand what happened in such a short time.

"Forget it, instead of explaining in words, let me practice at the same time to make you believe all of this." Apati said, slowly taking off his clothes.

Apati's clothes today are similar to those she wears during her daytime study at the Holy Order Academy. They are basically long sleeves, long skirts and some accessories that women like to wear. In the climate of the tropical rainforest, Xumi tends to wear sandals regardless of men, women, or children. Therefore, Apatti naturally wears a pair of woven sandals under her long skirt, but beside the sandals, she also uses a kind of sandals called Xumi Rose. plants as decorations.

In this way, Apati took off her long sleeves in front of a man, revealing her twin peaks wrapped in clothes.

Apati is of average stature, of that kind of slender figure, and she is not very outstanding in appearance, especially when she wears glasses, which gives people a nerdy look.

But for some reason, this little girl who is usually very reserved is twisting her body at this time, exposing the little pigeon to the eyes of outsiders, stroking her sensitive parts with both hands, and letting out a feeling of anxiety. Moaning, this was a huge contrast to Farouk.

Seeing Farouk's shocked expression, Apati couldn't get tired of it.

"What the hell did you...?" Farouk yelled.

"Hehe..." Apati didn't speak, and walked slowly towards Farouk.

Before Farouk could utter the words, Apati had already firmly held Farouk's cheeks with both hands, and looked at him with a charming expression, as if he was the most desirable man in her heart.

"She once wanted to look at you with such eyes... It's a pity that she didn't have such courage in the past." Apati said, let go of one hand, and looked at the clothes on Farouk's chest. go.

The fingertips were stroking on Farouk's skin, which was a level that this girl had never achieved in the past, but now it was achieved by a man who called himself Jin Li, in such an absurd way.

"Ah... Dear Mr. Farouk, do you know how much I love you... Please don't run away from my love..." Apati's words, every word is inadvertent The sudden stimulation of Farouk's nerves.

She was like a kitten relying on Farouk, leaning on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. In the close contact now, the faint fragrance from her body told Farouk the truth of what happened from the beginning to the end.

Although it was unbelievable, he could only **** his brain to believe that the woman in front of him was being controlled by that man named Jin Li.

What an amazing thing...!

This way of controlling others has some weird and twisted connections with his ethereal ideals.

The purpose of immortality is to ensure the continuous survival of an existing individual. In the early years, Farouk also imagined that the idea of ​​keeping his body from aging was too unrealistic, so if he could exchange for a spare body while retaining a person's consciousness, would he be able to achieve the result of eternal life?

But it was soon interrupted by Farouk himself. After all, at present, even human beings are conscious, and human beings do not fully understand it, let alone any technology that can do this. The method of putting it into a brand-new individual is probably another brand-new field that Farouk can't imagine-the field of gods.

But now... what was in front of him was such a possibility.

After seeing Apati's situation at this time, Farouk's crazy idea in the past is constantly reappearing in his brain at this time.

eternal life……

ideal……

values...

Morality……

In a state of confusion, he felt that his brain felt pain in the intense brainstorming, and he couldn't help but howl in pain.

On the other hand, Apati sat indifferently, looking expectantly at Farouk who was in agony, while kneading the twin peaks on her chest with her own hands. "As far as I am concerned, I am not in a hurry for all this, I just need to wait slowly.

"Hmm... It's really interesting to see a woman's body..." At some point, Apati reached out her hand under her long skirt, and the moment her fingertips touched her lower body, the familiar yet strange feeling came again .

After "she" experienced this feeling for the first time, she became crazily obsessed with it like a spell.

The first time I became a woman and enjoyed that kind of pleasure... It was also the time when the executive officer bestowed on "her". That kind of unreasonable thing was used on my own body, and then was carried out by the executive officer. Various tests.

The physical test, the mental test, almost all the tests have reached the limit. In retrospect, I feel extremely numb, stop thinking, and be swallowed up by the so-called pleasure of a woman's body.

The executive officer seemed to be very interested in the state of mind after "she" used a woman's body to climax every time, so he kept testing, until he got what he wanted, and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking back now, although I felt muddled during that time, the pleasure of a woman always made "her" sink and couldn't extricate herself.

Farouk reminded "her" of her past self, the character obsessed with a certain purpose, which made her more resonant.

"I want to join you!"

"Huh?" Apati narrowed her eyes slightly, but she was a little surprised.

"I said... I want to join you." Farouk swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with firm eyes.

Apa looked at Farouk with firm eyes in front of him, was stunned for a while, and then laughed heartily.

"Oh, oh... I didn't expect you to give in so quickly? So you don't like this woman?" Holding the breast that is not too big in front of her chest with one hand, she looked at Farouk with a sarcasm .

"It has nothing to do with this, it's just my personal reasons, and if I reject you, I won't keep you alive, right?" Farouk said.

"That's right..." Apati said, "You passed."

"...So, what are you going to do with me next? Are you going to immediately implement the so-called plan and let me replace that woman?" Farouk asked.

"Hey... don't worry about it. The replacement effect is not as simple as it was just now. It also requires a lot of preparation, and it may take a lot of time." Apati said.

"So……?"

"Then, before that, let's have some fun and let me see if you are worth my anticipation." Apati smiled, one hand already on Farouk's thigh.

Farouk was shocked by the sudden touch, because before he could react, Apati's hand was already on Farouk's teased and swollen penis.

What do you think about Apati?

Farouk didn't know that he had always looked at Apati with a simultaneous attitude, and even ignored the other party's identity as a woman. He just knew that the other party kept a distance from him. And got married a few months ago.

When he learned that the other party told him the danger at the risk of being caught by the disciplinary officer, Apati felt ashamed of Apati for a long time in his heart, and this emotion gradually evolved into a kind of love , a primitive love.

With some difficulty, Apati's small hands circled Farouk's erect cock, who had already taken off his pants. He raised his hair regardless, lowered his head and took the cock into his mouth.

"Well--!?"

Farouk felt his whole body tremble, a strange feeling made his body and mind very sensitive from inside to outside.

"How about this?" Apati looked at Farouk with a smile on his face, the unbroken saliva was connected to Farouk's cock, this scene made Farouk stunned.

"Next, let's try this woman's virginity, what do you think?" Apati laughed.

"You...?" Farouk didn't understand.

"Oh, you don't know yet. Although this woman is married, she has never let her husband touch her body. It is only at home, seeing her husband's frowning face, that she reluctantly helps her. Husband mouthed, but physically he didn't ask the other party to touch at all." Apati said.

Some sweat dripped down Farouk's cheeks.

"That's right, you will experience this woman's first time without her husband knowing, don't you think it's very interesting?"

"Are you crazy?!" Farouk exclaimed.

"Hehe, not at all. I just think it's very interesting. Isn't this feeling of complete control over other people's bodies, this feeling of omnipotent domination?" Apati smiled, and his hands were already She started to put it on the small hole in the middle of the already opened thigh, and slowly opened the small hole with her hands. Her face was also much rosier, and she was still moaning from time to time.

Farouk also saw that transparent liquid was continuously overflowing from the small hole, coupled with Apati's longing expression, the astringent girl was always so able to hook the man's heartstrings, let That thick cock is more combative.

Farouk stared in a daze, and Apati, who was still playing with her pussy, also saw it. She didn't know what she thought of, and she suddenly got into trouble. Apati smiled smugly at this sudden and deeply stimulating look.

"How does this feel? Does it make you feel better?"

Farouk took a cold breath and resisted not answering, but this aroused some interest in Apati, and his feet began to rub against Farouk's hanging cock very skillfully.

Under the control of the soles of the feet and the control of the toes, the mutual interlacing constantly stimulates the most sensitive head of the dick, and one after another, the dick is more and more stimulated, which constantly stimulates Farouk's reason. The male desire that has been suppressed is gradually awakening.

The body twisted, but Farouk's body was controlled by the rope, and the range of motion was not very large.

"Aren't you very excited?!" Apati said, the speed of his feet continued to accelerate, Farouk was also stimulated by the increasing pleasure and couldn't help panting, he was enduring.

But it didn't take long before he surrendered, and a hot white liquid sprayed out in an extremely exaggerated amount, splashing on Apati's legs, clothes, chest, face and hair.

Apati was stunned by this sudden outburst for a long time before recovering, and then laughed more and more happily.

But then he found that Farouk's cock was still strong after spewing out such a large amount of resources. Seeing Farouk's restless appearance, he untied the rope on Farouk's body without thinking much.

Unexpectedly, the moment it was undone, Farouk ruthlessly pressed Apati under his body, aimed at Apati's pussy and inserted it directly without hesitation.

It seemed that it was too hard, but it was only the first time it was inserted, and it went straight to the deepest point. The sudden insertion not only broke the hymen, which is a symbol of chastity, but also went straight to the uterus. Under the impact of a lot of pain and pleasure, Apati directly fell into a brief coma.

Farouk is like an unsatisfied beast, his body has already started to instinctively, the back and forth collision between the dick and the small hole, stimulated by pleasure again and again, the blood donation slowly overflows in Apati's small hole, the pain brought The coming stimulation made tears flow out unconsciously.

Time seems to have stopped. At this moment, the two are just instinctively venting their desires. The physical intercourse is the initial pursuit of human instincts.

Until the thick white liquid was injected into the body, until the white liquid slowly overflowed from the pussy, until a man and a woman lay on the ground and gasped for breath, the aftertaste in my mind was still the subsequent spread of pleasure.

"Farooq... I really appreciate you...hahahaha..." Apati closed his eyes after laughing for the last time, and Jin Li, who fainted not far away, slowly stood up .

Jin Li glanced at Farouk who was gasping for air not far away, and then at the strange-looking little device in his hand, with a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth.

Farouk joined them, as he had to in order to survive.

After joining Jinli, he also began to gradually know about Jinli's plan. Although it was only part of the information, he also guessed the general direction of the plan through it.

Xu Mi may usher in a drastic change because of the plan implemented by Jin Li. The senior officials of the Holy Order seem to know all this, but they acquiesced in such a thing happening.

Combined with the various strange operations of the Holy Order recently, Farouk always felt a little uneasy. But soon he stopped thinking like this. As a pawn, he should not continue to think, or even if he continued to think, it would be meaningless. Instead of making himself more anxious, it is better not to think, and carry on unconditionally as a pawn Perhaps for the best.

In this way, Farouk completely gave up thinking, and proceeded step by step according to the task given by Jinli.

One day, Jin Li called himself to a room where the disciplinary officer was punishing. In the room lay a very cute looking girl, who seemed to be sitting **** on a stool.

Jin Li thought that Farouk would live in this body from now on, in order to prepare for a big plan in the future. u

For the first time, Farouk was obviously surprised. Although he had always been very curious about the feeling of putting his consciousness into someone else's body, he still felt nervous when it really happened to him.

Before Farouk was ready, Jin Li suddenly used the device that could erode the consciousness of others, and Farouk felt as if he was being pulled by some unknown **** at that moment.

Just at that moment, he seemed to see the essence of this world. He could see everything around him very clearly. The composition of the world and the production of elements were all in his eyes, but this visual impact was only in just a few seconds.

The next moment, he only felt a huge pressure hitting his body, followed by a sense of suffocation and sudden blindness.

It wasn't until he opened his eyes, looking at the hands that were completely different from his own, and the light body, that he really understood that he had really entered someone else's body like Jin Li did before.

He does not know the principle of this, but this does not prevent him from being curious about this technology, trying to figure out the principle. If Farouk really understands it, I am afraid that this will be a one-time event for the entire Tivat. Huge change.

However, this technique of transferring consciousness to another person's body is too fantastical. Farouk, who has been researching in this field for many years, is at a loss. After almost exploring, he can only convince himself with the explanation of the power of gods.

After the consciousness entered the new body, Farouk also had to adapt because of the mission, playing the role of this body.

The girl Nilu is a dancer in the Zubair Theater. This is the information he knows. Although he entered the new body, Farouk did not acquire anything related to memory, and it was only part of the muscle memory that Farouk could barely use.

But what Farouk didn't expect was that once the contact time between his consciousness and Nilu's body became longer, although there was no way to have the perception of directly obtaining memory, it seemed that in terms of self-cognition, it seemed to be getting better and better. The more I feel that I am Nilu herself.

It's as if... I have never been Farouk, just because I have the feeling of Nilu with Farouk's consciousness in my mind.

Even Farouk, who believed in science very much in the past, felt that this sense of surprise was unreal.

In addition to the tasks assigned to him during the day, Jin Li spends more time using the device to play various roles. He seems to like this kind of life very much.

For a while it was the waitress in the coffee shop, for a while it was the hot girl in the Gilded Brigade, or a little girl in Sumeru City who liked divination.

Jinli not only likes to play them, but also especially likes to use those people's bodies for some sensual entertainment.

Just like those women who seem to be reserved and meticulous in ordinary times, they are objects that Jin Li likes to control very much. It seems that after taking those women who cannot be played with in ordinary times as his own, he uses their bodies to masturbate. Jin Li couldn't stop.

Farouk naturally couldn't understand what Jin Li's purpose was, but every time Jin Li asked, Farouk could only bite the bullet and go ahead.

Like Jin Li using a device to possess a certain little girl, and then asking Nilu's body controlled by Farouk to play with the other's immature pussy with his tongue, this kind of unethical play, Mr. Jin Li They really enjoy doing it, and they especially like having Farouk involved.

It feels like... a feeling of showing off, yes, there is a feeling of showing off, it seems to be constantly reminding Farouk that the women he plays with are his property.

Farouk just followed Jinli all the time.

Time passed bit by bit, and it finally came to the day that Jin Li had always said about the real implementation of the plan. This day is also a very important day for the people of the Grand Bazaar under the Sumeru City—the Flower God’s Birthday Festival.

Legend has it that the reason why this day is called "Flower God's Birthday" actually means "Flower God's Birthday".

A long time ago, there was a time when Master Tree King celebrated her birthday, and her friends held a banquet to celebrate her birthday.

At the banquet, several gods and adults were drunk, and one of them took the opportunity to play a musical instrument, so Lord Tree King sang and Lord Flower God danced.

Countless beautiful patty saran grew on the grass that she stepped on when the flower god danced.

Bright fuchsia flowers made a splendid stage, and the gods said:

"Ah, if only time could last forever."

In fact, this is a very ancient festival. It was first celebrated for the birthday of King Dacishu.

After Lord Tree King passed away, it was still used, and the time was changed to Lord Grass King's birthday.

Jin Li told Farouk that on the day of the Flower God’s Birthday Ceremony, the Holy Order would implement a certain layout plan, but Jin Li did not explain to Nilu (Farouk) exactly what it was, and Jin Li only explained that on the day of the Faruq Luke only needs to follow the arrangement of the Zubair Theater and proceed normally.

Although Farouk had doubts, he didn't ask too much, and began to prepare.

On the day of the flower god's birthday, one of the things that "Nilu" "she" has to do is to show the audience a special commemorative song on the big stage arranged by the Zubair Theater in the Grand Bazaar. And designed dance. Although after staying in the body for a long time, Farouk learned a lot about Nilu's dancing talent, but at the same time, he also inherited Nilu's character.

He... started to get a little nervous.

Nilu's character made Farouk work harder at dancing, because everyone will not have any accidents on the night of the Flower God's Birthday Festival.

When you devote yourself to one thing, time always passes quickly. By the time Farouk realized it, it was already night time, and the Zubair Theater was also outside the Grand Bazaar and began to promote it to the people who came here to participate in the Flora Festival. As the protagonist of tonight, Nilu (France Luke) Naturally, they will also come out together to promote.

After a while, Nilu (Farooq) saw a familiar figure walking towards her, it was Dinazide, or maybe it should be Jinli.

Dina Zedai has been following Desia not far away. After all, as Dina Zedai's bodyguard, it is normal for Desia to always be by his side. As for the other two... it seems that they are unfamiliar faces.

One of them, with golden hair and golden eyes, looks like a lively and cute girl with a hint of vigor. The girl was followed by three other people, two women and one man, each of them had different auras upon closer inspection. And a flying little guy beside the girl, it looks like an emergency food.

"Nilu, I brought some people who also want to participate in the Flower God's Birthday Festival, you have to take good care of them." Dina Zedai said with a smile.

"Okay...Okay." Nilu (Farooq) was stunned for a while, then nodded.

"Hello, you are the Nilu that Dina Zede has been talking about, right?" said the little guy floating in front of the girl.

Nilu (Farouk) nodded, and carefully looked at the faces of the four people. They were very different from those of the Xumi people, and they were obviously not Xumi people.

"Hello, my name is Paimon, and she is my partner, Ying the Traveler."

"Hello."

"Oh, I almost forgot, the last three people are good partners who traveled with us, this one is Xiaogong, this one is Wanye, and this one is Yelan." Paimon introduced the following two women and one man in turn. .

Nilu (Farouk) is wearing an orange bathrobe, a golden ponytail, a pair of passionate golden eyes, and a fiery red eye of God hanging on her waist. This person should be It must be the Xiao Palace in Paimon's mouth.

She has blue shawl hair and a pair of blue eyes. Although the eyes look fierce and give people a very cold feeling, there is a hint of hidden gentleness. The dark blue God's Eye on her waist seemed to be the woman named Yelan that Paimon said.

Xiaogong looks very enthusiastic, and that bright smile always gives people a feeling of intimacy. But Xiaogong likes to attack suddenly from behind Yelang, holding the twin peaks on Yelan's chest with her small hands, while Yelang is like a shy little girl, blushing and letting Xiaogong play like this, this kind of contrast makes Nilu (Faloo) g) I was a little confused.

The last white-haired, indifferent-looking man in a black, white and red yukata should be Manyo.

I don’t know if it’s Nilu’s (Farouk’s) illusion, but I always feel that there is a certain gap between Wanye, Xiaogong and Yelan, as if I can’t blend in between those two.

"Wan Ye-kun, don't be so rigid." Xiao Gong patted the silent Wan Ye.

Wan Ye looked around in a trance as if suddenly stimulated, and then showed a far-fetched smile.

"Welcome everyone to the Flower God's Birthday Festival." Nilu (Faruk) greeted with a smile on her face. Although she was puzzled, she didn't intend to continue thinking about it. As a pawn, she didn't need to think too much.

"It looks very interesting here? Is the Flower God's Birthday Ceremony what Ms. Dina Zedai said to celebrate the Little Auspicious Grass King?" Xiao Gong asked.

"Yes. On this day, we will carry out many activities in order to celebrate the Grass God we all respect, but the Holy Order has always ignored this festival, so the Flower God's Birthday Festival is only held here in the Grand Bazaar ’” Nelu (Farooq) explained.

"It seems quite interesting to think about it that way." Ye Lan interjected from the side.

"I think it's very interesting to travel here with travelers. I didn't expect to encounter such a special day when I came to Sumeru. I am looking forward to the Flower God's Birthday Festival tonight." Xiao Gong held He clenched his fists and shouted with a smile on his face, looking very enthusiastic.

"I didn't expect that you would travel with me." Ying turned to look at Xiao Gong.

"Yes, yes, it used to be me and the traveler, but now there are three more good friends traveling together, no matter how you think about it, I am very happy." Paimon flipped in the air, seemingly very happy "But having said that, if Xiao Gong leaves Dao Wife, your fireworks shop doesn't matter, as long as your father is alone..."

"It doesn't matter." Xiao Gong stared at the big golden eyes, "After all, if I travel with travelers, I can see many, many beautiful girls, and this is the purpose of my trip."

"Girl? Is Xiaogong more and more for this purpose!?" Paimon put on a surprised expression.

"That's natural. I like girls the most, especially beautiful girls. I really like to hold them together and keep them as my own." Xiao Gong said, and came to Ying, holding her hands. Hugging Ying, because she was hugging Ying from the front, Ying's whole face was completely squeezed by the bandage-wrapped twin peaks on Xiaogong's chest at this time, and this was probably the so-called facial cleanser.

Ying was obviously startled by Xiao Gong's sudden movement, but she seemed to want it very much, blushing because she wanted to get closer between Xiao Gong's breasts.

"Your relationship...is so good..." Nilu (Farooq) paused for a moment and said.

"That's natural." Xiao Gong waved a scissors hand at Nilu.

"It's good to see you guys chatting so happily. I still have some things to do, so I'll take my leave first." Dina Zede, who had been silent on the side, walked forward and said.

"Remember to treat the guests well, Nilu~" Dina Zede gave Nilu (Faruk) a wink, and left with Dixia.

Nilu (Farouk) understood something, and began to greet the five guests who came here from a foreign land to participate in the celebration called the Flower God's Birthday Festival.

It's just that no one knows that, on the back of Dexia, a certain black mark appeared faintly on her back.

The Flower Goddess Festival is about to begin.