The Handbook for Completing Demi-Human Girls

Chapter 449: Arrangements

Gui looked at Fisher with an inquiring gaze. Then, her light golden, diffuse pupils gradually dilated under Fisher's astonished gaze, as if trying to completely occupy his vision.

As it turned out, the distance between her and Fisher was being closed little by little, until her aura slowly suppressed him. Like a majestic mountain leaning over him, it firmly locked him in place, rendering all the muscles in his body completely out of control, like damaged machinery parts.

"How interesting. My soul has formed a subtle connection with yours. And following this connection, I saw some interesting things..."

Just when Fisher thought he was going to suffer heavily, Gui smiled slightly and then backed away a bit, giving Fisher room to breathe.

It was inevitable. After all, Gui was an Eighteenth-Tier existence. Once she discovered she was bound, even if she had an ordinary personality, she probably wouldn't be able to resist killing Fisher on the spot, right?

But the Gui before him didn't do that. She sat back in her original spot with a calm aura, as if her sudden proximity just now was merely a prank played on Fisher, purely to frighten him and see his reaction.

So, when she saw the stiff, rather nervous Fisher, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but reverted to a gentle degree before Fisher noticed.

"Don't be so nervous. If I'm not mistaken, the ability you just used to affect me should come from the aura of Chaos on your body. It can covertly link to the souls of other individuals, obtain information from that soul, and establish a connection between that soul and you. It has no other functions. For existences of lower tiers, the connection between their soul and body isn't that obvious, thus they can't feel this covert link. But at the Mythical Rank, I can easily perceive this difference..."

"Fortunately, this link only serves to transmit information. If it had any other strange functions, your head might have already fallen to the ground... Besides, most existences at the Mythical Rank wouldn't even judge the fundamental nature of this connection. Feeling offended, they might just recklessly settle accounts with you. So next time you use Chaos to bind others, you'd best be a little more careful."

Gui gently reminded Fisher. Looking at Gui, who had the exact same appearance as Renee, Fisher suddenly thought of his intention to bind Lord Tao before entering the barrier. At that time, Helaire suddenly harassed him a bit, thereby interrupting his binding process.He didn't know if she did it on purpose or by a stroke of luck, but objectively speaking, Helaire had indeed saved his life at that time. Because Fisher was certain that Lord Tao would definitely settle accounts with him. And this time, destiny was purely on his side again—Gui was an extremely gentle Elf.

Realizing it after the fact, some of his previous actions were simply courting death. Perhaps staying near that unreliable Mythical Species Helaire for too long had subconsciously downplayed the danger these Mythical Rank existences posed?

Thinking of this, Fisher sincerely thanked Gui for her kind reminder. But at the same time, he also guessed that the other party inviting him to spend time alone might be because she had taken an interest in the aura of Chaos on him, which represented his status as a "Transferred Person."

Thus, after hesitating briefly, Fisher tentatively looked at Gui and asked.

"Lord Gui, did you invite me here because you're interested in the aura of Chaos on me?"

"No, not at all. It was just because your expression earlier looked very pitiful, so I invited you over to drink some tea. Don't take it to heart."

Gui answered very straightforwardly. She shook her head, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile.

"However, speaking of which, it's quite interesting. Ever since you linked with me using that strange method, your existence became highlighted in my perspective. Existences at the Mythical Rank can easily get a clear idea of your character through this link, and can even see some fragmented memories... although only a tiny bit. It's like a double-edged sword: it might deepen your relationship with other Mythical Rank existences, or it might give someone a handle to use against you. So it's best not to bind Mythical Species that you don't have a good relationship with."

As he listened, Fisher remembered his experience of binding Eliog with the Demi-Human Completion Handbook for the first time.

In other words, when he used the Demi-Human Completion Handbook to bind her back then, she was entirely aware of it, and very likely even sensed his soul using this link.

Under the premise that he was completely clueless, that fellow had already figured him out inside and out. No wonder she was completely unguarded when facing him back then, and could so shamelessly hide in his laboratory like a big cat to slack off...

Thinking up to here, he couldn't help but redefine his seemingly impulsive one-night stand from back then. Although Helaire had already explained that the desire to reproduce wasn't just manifested physically but also in his silently deepening possessiveness, thinking back on it now, Fisher couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

He stopped reminiscing and focused his attention on Gui, asking again.

"Thank you for your reminder, and for telling me so much... Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Hmm, let me think..."

Hearing this, Gui tapped her chin, adopting a look of distressed thought. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she proposed to Fisher.

"I'm planning to eat some delicious food here. Do you want to eat a bit with me?"

"...Alright."

Fisher was stunned at first. After repeatedly confirming that he hadn't misheard, he nodded with some difficulty, accepting this request that didn't sound like a request at all.

Why did he feel like Gui was much more like a kind angel than that fellow Helaire?

Whether it was in terms of face or personality...

The food was quickly delivered to this small private room. Gui quickly lost interest in the performance downstairs. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the various Tree Continent delicacies on the table. Fisher also saw a certain block-like food made from animal blood, as well as a strange kind of deep-fried insect. This made it a bit hard for him to accept for a moment. He struggled to try a piece, only to find it had no taste at all, exactly like chewing wax.

He almost forgot, they were still inside Lord Tao's barrier. All of this, including the Gui before him, were merely phantoms of destiny.

This thought involuntarily made Fisher feel a bit of regret. It wasn't because he was a scumbag who loved whoever he saw; it was simply because the Gui before him not only shared Renee's appearance but was also so gentle. This made him feel a sense of 'love me, love my dog', developing a special focus on her.

The Gui in front of him also didn't seem to have much of an appetite. She gave up after eating one or two pieces, seemingly feeling it tasted like wax just like Fisher. It seemed that apart from that fellow Helaire, other Mythical Species didn't need to eat ordinary food like other living creatures did?

Fisher didn't know; perhaps Elves could rely on the sun to produce energy just like plants?

But seeing the "mask of pain" Fisher wore due to both physiological and psychological reasons, Gui found it quite amusing. Propping her cheek up, she asked.

"The food in the Tree Continent doesn't suit your taste?"

"...A little bit. I haven't tried this before."

"You're a Transferred Person, so what is the food like in your original world?"

She was treating him as a Transferred Person. Right, because of the Completion Handbook, he carried the aura of Chaos just like Asuka Karasawa and the others.

Fisher didn't deny it, but he didn't know what the food in Asuka Karasawa's world looked like either, so he had to substitute it with the food from Naris.

However, honestly speaking, the food in Naris was also quite a culinary desert. Fisher preferred the food from Schwari.

"Um, neat cuts of meat, beans, and things like that? I don't know much about food, and I'm not a picky eater."

"I see..."

The smiling Gui propped her chin up, looking at Fisher. Her light golden, diffuse pupils quivered slightly. Then, she suddenly spoke.

"Your name is Fisher, right?"

"...How do you know my name?"

"Because of the soul link from earlier, remember? But don't be nervous. I don't know much; it's just a general feeling. I don't know your private matters."

"..."

The link of the Demi-Human Completion Handbook also had this effect?

It seemed one really couldn't casually bind Mythical Rank existences.

If used well, it was a natural affection-granting device, just like with Eliog. If used poorly, it was simply offering one's spine to be poked by others without even knowing it.

Seeing Fisher neither agree nor disagree, the Gui before him tilted her head and continued to ask.

"Isn't Fisher curious about what similarities and differences exist between the world you're currently in and your original world?"

Differences?

Recalling Asuka Karasawa's words, Fisher felt there were actually many similarities. The differences might lie in tiers, demi-humans, and the like. But if he had to be specific...

"The similarities are that they are the same in many places. But as for differences... perhaps the difference between Order and Chaos? The world here is much more orderly and organized, whereas my original world isn't like this?"

The Gui before him kept smiling. She shook her head, turned to look at the stage outside, and said.

"Chaos and Order are very vague concepts. They are more like artificially created, forced opposing terms formulated by the gods to facilitate understanding for Demigods and the lifeforms that are their descendants."

"Do you know? When the gods created the Demigods, not only did they bestow them with unparalleled mighty power, but they also granted them corresponding duties. They were made responsible for the areas within the world that the gods could not involve themselves in, ensuring that the world within would not be infiltrated by Chaos. Lord Fafnir is responsible for the crevices outside the world, the illusory Spirit World barrier; Lord Chain of Heaven is responsible for the boundaries of the world, that endless black sky vault; Lord World Tree is responsible for the center of the world, the mainstay lands of life..."

Gui turned her head, teasing Fisher with a smile.

"The Gods of Order can absolutely not interfere with reality under any circumstances, thus they entrusted everything within the world to the three children they trusted the most. However, the prolonged silence over vast stretches of time turned the duties they bore into prisons. They have gradually begun to forget their duties, and even the descendants of the Demigods have started to forget this point. But my memory is quite good. Before, I always thought you people were all bare fangs and brandish claws monsters. After meeting you today, I found you aren't that scary."

For some reason, Fisher suddenly thought of those people who held Completion Handbooks thousands of years later, like Pherone and Erwind.

Perhaps all Transferred Persons were as pure and simple as Asuka Karasawa, Mikhail, or Caleb Uz at the beginning, but the things they left behind were undoubtedly blights that could cause severe disasters.

Thinking up to this point, Fisher couldn't help but say.

"No, perhaps we really might become very scary?"

Gui cupped her face and smiled, retorting.

"You are also a Transferred Person. Is it really okay for you to say that about yourself?"

"...Perhaps one day I will also become very scary? Who could know..."

His soul had already become twisted because of Chaos. Yet next, he still had to use the method provided by Helaire to enter the Mythical Rank using Chaos. It was hard to say what terrifying consequences this would bring later, but in order to successfully expel Death and return to the normal timeline, he had to need a higher tier.

He had already secretly made up his mind. Once he broke through to the Mythical Rank, shook off Death, and returned to the normal timeline, he would wash his hands of it.

He would no longer use any Completion Handbooks and would solely focus on settling the romantic debts he left behind. If in the end he wasn't hacked to death with a machete and managed to survive, he might honestly work as a magic professor, doing some research and things like that.

Of course, this was just a naive thought. Naturally, he also knew that those ladies had their own pursuits. He would also want to help them fulfill their dreams, untangle the rope knots tangled in the past, or whatever...

Anyway, the World-Ending Prophecy had already been resolved by him, hadn't it? What else was there to panic about?

Thinking of this, Fisher's heart suddenly grew steady, even harboring a bit of confidence and pride.

Gui didn't follow up on his words, nor did she eat much. The long ears among her black hair swayed slightly, producing a clear, crisp ringing sound. She just quietly watched the performance on the stage outside, chatting with Fisher off and on.

Perhaps Fisher was curious about Gui because her face was basically identical to Renee's, and also because she was like an unsolvable puzzle, revealing nothing to him.

At the least, according to the tier classifications, she should also be at the level of [Marquis]. She should have a large fiefdom and subjects like Hiiragi did. But she kept her mouth shut about this, which made Fisher, who didn't understand the Tree Continent very well, feel an itch in his heart.

Of course, he had also actively, seemingly unintentionally, asked questions, but the other party didn't intend to say much. According to her joking remarks, "If I enter the Marquis state, you will be caught by me to be a slave due to overstepping."

Fisher saw that she didn't intend to reveal anything, so he stopped asking. Anyway, she wasn't Renee; she just had an appearance identical to Renee's.

He hadn't seen Renee for a long time either. At this moment, he would just treat this as staying by Renee's side to alleviate his longing.

They stayed in a tacit understanding in the narrow room. They didn't eat much, simply continuously watching the performance on the stage outside and chatting disjointedly. They talked about inconsequential things, such as Gui explaining to Fisher what kind of local story the actors below were performing.

It wasn't until the sun in the sky slowly slanted westward, and the World Tree dyed by the sunlight began to gradually fade, that Fisher faintly intended to leave. No one outside should have noticed him planting that robot, and it was about time to head back.

"I'm preparing to leave, Lord Gui."

"Oh, oh, that's fine. I've also been out for a long time; it's about time to leave. Hmm, tomorrow the tribute offerings begin, and I still have to go into Jianmu Palace to see Mother. I heard the King's health has improved lately. It seems Death can't do anything to him... Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help but grumble a bit..."

As she spoke, Gui felt embarrassed, a hint of awkwardness appearing on her gentle smile. Following that, she said to Fisher.

"But even if we are leaving, for safety's sake, we should leave one by one... After you?"

Fisher was still stuck on her previous sentence, so he paused for a second before barely managing to respond.

"...Alright."

He stood up and walked to the door of this narrow room they had spent the entire afternoon in. Then, he pushed open the sealed door, revealing the empty hallway outside.

Just as he was about to leave, he turned his head once again to look at the woman behind him who shared an identical appearance to Renee, and said to her.

"Farewell, Lord Gui."

Gui didn't speak; she just smiled and waved at him, watching as Fisher slowly closed the door.

"Click."