"Om nom nom nom....."
Neeko, continuously burying her head in the cake, felt as if she had arrived in heaven. The fragrant and sweet cheesecake was hers to eat as much as she wanted.
Only that tailless oaf looked very strange, constantly staring at Neeko.
"What are you looking at? Neeko won't share her cheesecake with you!"
Neeko, protective of her food, gave Duke a fierce look. Duke smiled and wiped the cake crumbs from Neeko's face, "I'm not fighting you for it. Eat as much as you want."
"Really?"
"Really!"
"You are a really good oaf!"
The innocent and simple Neeko directly issued a 'good person card', causing Duke to roll his eyes. Seeing that Neeko was no longer so resistant to him, Duke sat down at the table without hesitation.
Watching Neeko devour the cake, Duke also felt a little hungry.
Noticing Duke's gaze, Neeko picked up a piece of cake and offered it to Duke, "For you to eat!"
"Thanks, but I'm not hungry yet!"
"Then all of these belong to Neeko!"
Neeko, exceptionally joyful, continued to gobble down her food. Duke watched Neeko's hair, wanting to ruffle it, but remembering Neeko's unique ability, he hesitated and withdrew his hand.
Neeko can touch anyone to absorb their Sho'ma, thereby transforming into their appearance.
Sho'ma is the soul of a human.
After absorbing the other party's Sho'ma, Neeko can not only transform into their appearance but also perceive all their secrets.
In Neeko's words, "magic shares memories, colors, and feelings. magic connects everyone."
Duke had many secrets, too many to reveal even a single one, or else the entire World would turn against him.
But just then, Neeko actively raised her hand and grasped Duke's palm, her amber eyes shining with innocent radiance.
Soon, through contact, Neeko obtained Duke's Sho'ma. A phantom shimmered across her body, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed into Duke's likeness, though her face still had cake crumbs stuck to it.
"This…"
Duke's expression froze, the surprise coming so suddenly and unexpectedly.
"So strange, Neeko can't see any of your secrets or your past, but your Sho'ma is so warm and powerful, full of vibrant vitality and strong Infectious. It's like being in a mother's embrace."
Duke looked at Neeko, who had transformed into his likeness, feeling a bit speechless. He was still hesitating whether to touch her, but this little girl had already reached out to him.
However, this was unavoidable.
The Mist Tail Clan possessed unparalleled potential, and Neeko, as the last of the Mist Tail Clan, had an unprecedented talent.
The entire Mist Tail Clan tribe was perfectly harmonized with the Spirit Realm, so their "Sho'ma"—which is their soul—could merge with surrounding creatures, even allowing them to simulate corresponding appearances. There were also no secrets among the Mist Tail Clan members.
Neeko would instinctively reach out to merge with others' Sho'ma to discern their good or bad, their kindness or evil.
This was Neeko's usual way of greeting, and also a subconscious means of protecting herself.
However, Duke found that Neeko could not know all of his secrets, and could not even know his past. Perhaps it was the system panel's automatic shielding effect, or perhaps it was the effect of his magic talent.
In any case, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Neeko likes your Sho'ma!!"
After savoring it for a moment, Neeko raised both hands high, looking incredibly joyful, like a little girl who had found her favorite toy.
"Is that so!"
Duke smiled indulgently, wanting to caress Neeko's hair, but Neeko was currently sporting his face, which made it rather awkward.
"Cough, cough, Neeko, can you change back?"
"Okay!"
Neeko shook her head, and as she reverted to her original form, she also proactively brought her head close to Duke's hand. Duke ruffled Neeko's soft blue-purple short hair.
Neeko squinted, enjoying Duke's caress, while also further integrating Duke's Sho'ma with her own to remember Duke's existence. But soon, Duke's expression became incredibly strange, because he felt Neeko's thoughts and emotions.
"Did you integrate with my soul fragment?"
"Yes, everyone in the Mist Tail Clan does that, and Neeko wants to too…"
Thinking of her people, Neeko's expression became downcast, and the flowers on either side of her head drooped.
"Alright, don't think about unhappy things!"
"By the way, after you integrated into my Sho'ma, did you feel anything strange?"
"Strange feeling?" Neeko tilted her head, carefully sensing Duke's Sho'ma, then shook her head firmly: "No, Neeko only felt warmth, felt vitality!"
"Duke, Neeko really likes your Sho'ma!"
"Is that so."
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