Chapter 16
Fortune and Misfortune are Interdependent
After being told by a Mysterious Voice that I needed to gather nine Destinies to bring Lan back, I didn’t immediately
The priority now is to collect enough information.
I still don’t know enough things, but Xiao An might know something.
Because she told me before that there are more important things for me, and she might be referring to this Number Grabbing Game that involves all Masters of Destiny.
It’s happening at the same time as the Godly War, so that’s probably why Xiao An said everything is happening at once.
With that in mind, I decided to go home first and clarify things.
Before leaving, I looked back at Lanhua’s house, which was deserted. I silently made a resolution in my heart.
I swear, I will definitely find you again… Lan!
As I made this vow, I felt a sense of longing well up inside me. It was a burning obsession surging from the depths of my soul, blazing endlessly, as if I were born for this very purpose.
This feeling further confirmed that this is what I should be doing… Yes! It must be this way!
After leaving Lanhua’s house and returning to my own, Xinran and Keling had already returned.
I quickly made dinner, and the three of us ate together. Although no one spoke, the atmosphere was much calmer than before.
I hope their sibling relationship will gradually recover… Although I want to focus more on this matter, there are more important things waiting for me.
So after dinner, instead of continuing to foster the sibling bond, I returned to my room alone.
But Xiao An wasn’t in the room.
“Xiao An? Are you there? Xiao An?”
I initially thought she had just disappeared into light like before, but she didn’t respond when I called out to her a few times.
It seems she’s really not here.
Huh? But where could she be if not in the room?
Didn’t Xiao An become completely reclusive? She was completely holed up in my room, so why would she go out on her own?
This means something must have happened that forced her to go out…
Tsk! Just at such a critical moment!
I’ll go find Xiao An first!
“What are you doing?”
She appeared immediately. I hadn’t even left my room yet.
Seeing Xiao An with a bag of snacks in one hand and the latest released game in the other, I deflated.
So she just went out to buy things.
“You’re really in the mood…”
“I just bought these on the way back. If it weren’t for the matter you entrusted to me, I wouldn’t bother going out!”
“The matter I entrusted to you? Ah, you mean the former me.
Xiao An jumped down from the window, put down her things, and scratched her golden hair impatiently.
“I went to bestow the Sun’s blessing upon that Succubus mother and daughter so that they wouldn’t instinctively trigger their Succubus abilities after absorbing enough Yang energy. You asked me to do this, although the current you doesn’t remember it.”
“Oh, I see…”
So this is what Lily was talking about, something I helped her with.
With Xiao An’s blessing, can they resist their Succubus nature? That’s great news for both Nana and Lily, as they’ve been suffering greatly due to their constitution.
“I heard you calling me outside just now. Is something wrong?”
Speaking of which, I remembered that I came to ask Xiao An a question. If even she, a god, doesn’t know, then I’ll have to ask the Organization.
“I have a very important question for you. Can gathering nine Destinies achieve anything?”
Upon hearing my question, Xiao An asked back in surprise.
“Huh? Where did you hear about this?”
Judging by her reaction, there’s hope!
She does know.
“Never mind how I found out.”
“No! You can’t just brush it off! I’m asking you where you learned about this!”
…I didn’t expect Xiao An to be so domineering all of a sudden, I couldn’t even finish my sentence.
Is there a problem with me knowing about this…?
“A mysterious person told me…”
“A mysterious person… Tell me properly, what’s going on.”
Seeing Xiao An unusually invested in something, I told her everything that happened today.
“…Refused to reveal their identity? Hmph, what a boring trick!”
“Yeah, I tried to call back later, but it became a dead number. It felt like a paranormal event.”
“That person probably just wanted to instigate you.”
“You mean, this is fake?”
Xiao An slowly shook her head.
“There’s no truth or falsehood to it because it can’t be verified. But if you’re asking if it exists… there is indeed a secret within secrets, a rumor less reliable than fairy tales.”
“Just a rumor?”
“Yeah, because this is impossible. Do you think Masters of Destiny are common? There’s usually only one Master of Destiny every few decades, and even if one appears, they might not be able to gather the Witch of Destiny, and those who do will surely misuse Destiny Power, thus having short lives.”
…Indeed.
“The possibility of multiple Masters of Destiny existing in the same era is extremely slim, let alone competing for each other’s Destinies.”
“Because there aren’t enough ‘players,’ this game can’t even start?”
“Yes, that’s right. But this time, it might be different because of your existence.”
“You were summoned, weren’t you? As someone who has reincarnated nine times, you carry Destinies within you.”
“…Ah… Wait, could it be!”
“That’s right, by using this method, players can be gathered.”
Just summon people like me who have reincarnated!
“But generally, after reincarnation, the connections of the previous life are washed away. There are probably very few people like you who can still form Destinies. Otherwise, if every reincarnated person became a Master of Destiny, wouldn’t this world have no justice?”
“That makes sense…”
“So I suspect that even if players are gathered through summoning, the number won’t be too large. But then again, what needs to be gathered are nine Destinies, not nine types of Destinies, so it’s not entirely impossible.”
“Huh? What’s the difference?”
“Depending on the scale of the Destinies, the number of Witches of Destiny will vary. You should know this, right? For example, I am a Calamity Witch, one of the Three Calamities within the Destiny of Three Calamities. Let’s assume you only have the Destiny of Three Calamities, then to gather nine Destinies, you would need six other Destinies.”
…Hmm, simple math. ‘
“And these remaining six Destinies must also be complete. For example, you could collect one Destiny of six, or two Destinies of three.”
…Oh! I understand, meaning they must be a complete set of Destinies, the type doesn’t matter, but the quantity must be nine, right?”
“That’s right, that’s the meaning.”
Xiao An nodded with satisfaction, like a slow student finally learning something new, with a sense of accomplishment.
With such a clear explanation, how could I possibly get it wrong…
I’m not that stupid, okay.
“But it’s unnecessary for you, because you already have nine from the beginning.”
“Think about it, how many Destinies do you have? Can’t you even do such simple math?”
The Destinies I have are the Four Great Calamities, Three Great Disasters, and Two Great Difficulties. 4+3+2=9. Indeed… exactly nine.
The Destinies formed by the karmic ties accumulated over nine lifetimes. Ah, so that’s why it’s me…
That’s why I was chosen.
“I said before that you didn’t need to do anything, because you already had nine Destinies from the start.”
“I see…”
I don’t need to snatch other people’s Witches of Destiny because I already have exactly nine Destinies.
But….
“…Now that Lan is gone, the Three Great Disasters are incomplete…”
“Hmm, this is indeed the case.”
Xiao An probably didn’t expect one of the Witches of Destiny to disappear, so she fell silent for a moment.
“Then, if you want to gather nine Destinies, you can only snatch them.”
“Snatch another type of Destiny?” ‘
“Yes, but you can’t just think you only need one more because you’re missing one. There’s no such thing as a Destiny of one. It’s impossible for you to be both a Master of Destiny and a Witch of Destiny yourself.”
…Believe it or not, there is.
Zi’ai, her future self, set up a situation and artificially created a Destiny.
However, that was limited to that period. The current Zi’ai is also just a soul, and she already has a new life, so there’s no need to involve her.
Also, even if I found one Destiny, the Three Great Disasters would be incomplete without one.
“So, I still have to replace the entire Three Great Disasters and snatch another Destiny of three…”
“Hmm, but there’s another option.”
“Another option?”
“You haven’t found the other Destinies you possess yet, have you?” ‘
“Yes.”
Zihua only said that I have the Destiny of Two Great Difficulties, but I have no clue who they are.
Who the remaining Disaster is is also unclear. Three out of the nine have undetermined identities.
“Then you can simply treat the undiscovered Destinies as non-existent and directly snatch a Destiny of five. This will save you the trouble of finding the remaining Witches of Destiny.”
Oh! You can do that too!
This indeed saves a lot of trouble, but just relying on snatching without having them is quite bandit-like logic.
“Also, this would be more beneficial to you.” ‘
“Beneficial to me?” ‘
“Yes, when it comes to the most famous Destinies of five, besides the Five Elements and Five Virtues, there’s only the Wu Fu (Organization).”
Coincidentally, Yinhua, whom I met a few days ago, was the “Prosperity” among the Wu Fu…
“And Fortune is the Destiny most incompatible with the Four Great Calamities you possess, right? After all, Fortune and Misfortune are Interdependent.”
Fortune and Misfortune…
So meeting Yinhua a few days ago was some kind of omen?
Does it mean I have to snatch all of the Wu Fu?
Thinking of Yinhua, I suddenly felt confused again.
Snatching someone else’s Witch of Destiny… Can I really do that?
