Chapter 89: You're ugly...

  "What about this?"

  "What the heck did you dig this out from!?!" Jiū Mìng stared blankly at Yīyún Zǐ's hand, where she was tapping a "metal box" with her folding fan. "Don't mess around with this thing... it'll explode!!"

  He didn't want to redecorate this place again.

  "Ah... I have something interesting here, do you want to do it?" With that, Yakumo Yukari put the energy converter back into the gap, and smiled at Kurenai Gou, who suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Travel." Hachiyōshi held an unfolded folding fan half covering her face and said with a sideways glance.

  Nine lives bowed their heads, somehow feeling very strange, "Why don't you face me and say it?"

  "You're ugly..."

  Jiǔ Mìng's face turned black, Bā Yún Zǐ lightly smiled and said, "Haha, just kidding, an invitation, do you want to go? It's going to be interesting."

  "Honestly... I don't really want to go, I'm afraid that once I leave here, you'll get rid of me." Jiǔ Mìng said with a straight face, pretending to be serious. He was indeed worried about this issue, and sometimes when doing things, he really had to think about his own personal safety. After all, the first impression she left on Jiǔ Mìng was still there.

  The first impression is often very important, just like that green-haired girl who was 'idle' all day, her first impression on Jiuming was 'lived enough, wants to die'.

  Alas, how many people can't live a full life?

  Yakumo Murasaki chuckled a few times and laughed with a teasing tone, "Hahaha, Store Manager, are you the kind of person who's afraid of trouble?"

  Afraid? Of course not, Jiǔ Mìng shook his head, "Speak about what?"

  "You can't refuse after hearing it."

  "Look at my mood."

  Pursed his lips, took a long breath with his nine lives, guessing it wasn't something good.

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  "You agreed just like that?" C.C asked softly, hugging her knees after Yagami Iori left.

  "I'm interested." Jiǔ Mìng nodded, Bā Yún Zǐ had already explained that they were going to Yuè Zhī Dū for a 'friendly' exchange. Ah, the friendly exchange between Earthlings and Moon people... As he said this, Jiǔ Mìng felt a bit strange, what was this world of the Moon and its Moon people?!

  At least nine deaths, the moon of this world is just a bare planet with nothing on it. Indeed, each different world has its own differences. He admitted that he had been piqued by Yúnzǐ's words, at least what she said about 'friendship' sounded awkward no matter how you listened to it.

  She also has a way of speaking that is vague and obscure, yet somehow manages to let him see the shadow of what he wants to know. It's as if she's hiding behind a veil of ambiguity, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't quite lift it. Moreover, her words are like dripping water, leaving no room for guesswork. As a result, Jiǔ Mìng is completely unable to discern any concrete content from their conversations. He knows very little about Yīyún Zǐ's world, and the only thing he's certain of is her age...

  Ancient times.

  In ancient times, people knew that there were moon people on the moon... although it was not humans who knew this, but demons, it was enough to make people curious.

  "Want to come again?"

  "What?"

  "Taste the power of Geass."

  "What? The chicken and duck are dead?"

  Jiǔ Mìng suddenly backed away, shaking his head generally. He didn't want to experience that feeling of memories being stirred up again. "Uh, I'm not really lacking in strength at the moment."

  "Hmph." C.C smiled lightly and her expression returned to its usual calmness the next moment, "Forget it then."

  "......" Nine lives Zhang opened his mouth, suddenly wanting to ask C.C what that so-called Geass was, wasn't it Code? Could it be that it's a product of the attribute brought by that thing? But what is it, I'm a bit curious, "What is Geass?"

  In the end, Jiǔ Mìng still couldn't resist his curiosity and asked.

  "It varies from person to person, try it yourself and you'll know."

  This is just like having no explanation at all. Jiǔ Mìng scratched his head, the more ambiguous things were, the more he wanted to understand them, but that feeling of memories being stirred up was something he didn't want to try again. Anyway, it's quite a dilemma, does this count as getting something and paying a price?

  "As for memories, they were just my curiosity at first."

  After a while, C.C. rarely took the initiative to break the silence, and Nine Lives nodded, "It's not for free, right?"

  "Of course, this is a contract..."

  "What's the content?"

  "I've decided that myself, when the time comes you just need to carry it out." C.C. shrugged and said nonchalantly, in fact, Nunnally had already surpassed human limits, whether or not Geass could be successfully granted was another matter...

  "Never mind."

  Nine's abrupt hand gesture of refusal left C.C. momentarily stunned, despite being clearly interested due to her curiosity. "What's gotten into you?"

  "Hmm, it's highly likely that the content is related to seeking death or something similar, so I refuse."

  "...A faintly gloomy expression flashed in C.C.'s eyes, but she quickly covered it up. She gently tousled her green long hair and said, "Don't worry, it definitely won't be this..."

  "That's it then." Jiǔ Mìng nodded and then asked with some concern, "Right, this won't cause you any harm, will it?"

  "Not at all."

  "Wait! You want to use kissing as a way?!"

  "Are you still a man if you're hung up on something like this?"

  Unexpectedly, what C.C. thought was basically impossible succeeded with Nines, and after succeeding, Nines' expression was a bit strange, the power of Geass that C.C. said gave him an ability... how to put it, it's not some earth-shattering, heaven-destroying, or heaven-defying ability.

  But it was that kind of... ability that was simply an enhanced version of his usual spirit-boosting power-up.

  "Is this ability effective in the spiritual realm?"

  "At least for now." Even if it was unexpected, C.C didn't show much surprise. "What about the effect of your ability?"

  "It seems that the current 'burning' spirit is strengthening its own power, and it looks like I've repeated the technique I mastered. Repeated indeed, but in terms of efficiency, the latter's power is more superior to the former, is it an EX version?"

  "It's like this, slightly different from what I expected."

  Is it different from what you expected? The ninth life slightly raised an eyebrow, could it be that the Geass granted is still controllable? "What do you mean?"

  "I originally thought your Geass was the type that actively contributed to others."

  "Ah ha!?" Jiǔ Mìng curled up the corners of his mouth, "Why think that way?"

  "Whatever, never mind." C.C. seemed to have thought of something and shook her head, giving up the idea of continuing the conversation on this topic. She had already somewhat guessed that Nine's Geass ability was the reason for this, as their previous "contact" had been forcibly interrupted by Nine using the method of leaving the mysterious shop.

  But she also saw a glimpse of Nines' memories due to her curiosity, about his pre-reincarnation state, which left the deepest impression on him, the frail body that accompanied him for over a decade, perhaps this was the reason why his Geass was the storytelling type.

  Side effects? No need to ask, Jiǔ Mìng said it clearly, burning spirit... Although she hasn't encountered this type before, if a person's spirit is burned out completely, what will happen to them? Will they become a vegetable or die?

  "It's said that, why bring this up at this time?" Jiǔ Mìng was holding a small mirror and kept looking at his own face, not being narcissistic, but the left eye had an extra pattern of a flying bird, so he looked in the mirror for a few more seconds... then this ability activated and took effect on him.

  That's right, for himself, he also uses things that can reflect light.

  "Does it count as hard work?"

  "Are you kidding me?"

  "Don't use Geass too frequently, or else this power will become stronger and stronger... I'm worrying too much, you should be able to control it." Shaking her head, C.C.'s gaze returned from the nine lives reflected in the mirror.

  "Can't the contents of the contract be mentioned in advance?" Putting away the mirror in his hand, the flying bird pattern on Jiu Ming's left eye disappeared, and he asked C.C with a smile, as long as it wasn't about seeking death...

  "I haven't thought of it yet." C.C gave a cold glance, "However, after this matter is over, I think I'll go back to my own world and take a look."

  As if seeing through C.C.'s intentions, Kyuzo nodded before she could finish speaking, "Alright, I'll go with you."

  "......Alright, but haven't you forgotten something? How long are you going to be out this time? To prevent this poor girl from starving to death, prepare a thousand slices of pizza for me first."

  Jiǔ Mìng Zhang opened his mouth, staring blankly at the green-haired girl in front of him, "Just how high is your devotion to pizza?!"

  "Is there anything better than pizza?"

  C.C's face was stern and serious, Nine Lives moved her lips, but couldn't find any words to refute. Perhaps in her heart, she really didn't have any. Taking advantage of someone's weakness is also a gain, plus C.C's long gaze made Nine Lives feel uneasy, so she stood up abruptly, "I'm going out for a walk, the recent situation has eased up quite a bit, some temporarily closed shops are also open now."

  "It's you again!?"

  The owner of the pizzeria raised his thick eyebrows, looking at Jiǔ Mìng who was dressed in a familiar coat and hat. His expression was indescribably joyful and worried, even though he had only met Jiǔ Mìng once before, but the impression went beyond that.

  "What a coincidence! I'm here buying pizza again." Jiǔ Mìng revealed a radiant smile, "Is the stock abundant this time?"

  "...enough." The pizza shop owner stretched his mouth, clearly today's business was not going to be done, but one day topped several days was not bad either. After all, the beast tide was approaching, and it was normal for his place to close from time to time. He could earn more if he could.

  "That's good, still the same as last time, come and go as you like."

  "Alright!" Without hesitation, the pizza shop owner nodded immediately at the few customers in the store. Out of thoughtful service and considering that Jiǔ Mìng was a big client, he added, "Do you want me to arrange for a special car to deliver it?"

  "It's okay, just put it somewhere and leave it."