I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 709 - 17: The Visit

"So... little Shiqi, you are Lamia..."

Looking at Shiqi absent-mindedly in front of her, Yun You stayed silent for a while, but couldn’t help sighing.

She should have thought of it much earlier.

Jin, a man of such integrity, someone who cannot stand any filth or corruption, how could he leave a Doll by his side without reason? This does not fit with Jin’s way of doing things.

Unless...

Unless this Doll is someone irreplaceable to him.

Also, judging from Shiqi’s current situation, this child has been unable to fully regain her emotions ever since she was modified in the 50s, only possessing some basic human instincts.

Although she might possess the power of a High Tier Death God, she most likely doesn’t know how to use it, and has no means of self-preservation, nor is she fit to survive alone in this world.

For this reason, Jin kept her hidden until now.

After understanding this truth, Yun You finally understood why Jin entrusted Lamia to her.

Everything stemmed from her first Death Domain experience.

In that chaotic alley, everyone was fighting desperately for their survival, willing to betray and harm others for it.

Only Yun You extended a helping hand to Shiqi, who was then part of the "vulnerable group," and only Yun You was willing to take the lonely and helpless girl home after the incident, providing her with food, clothing, and shelter.

At that time, Yun You didn’t know Shiqi’s true identity, nor did she want anything from her.

She helped Shiqi purely out of her own conscience.

Jin saw through this, which is why he entrusted his heart to her.

"Phew..."

Yun You took a deep breath, reaching out to gently ruffle Shiqi’s head, while the little girl quietly lowered her head, basking in the warmth of the girl’s palm.

After a moment of silence, Yun You opened the last journal.

Or more accurately, it was a letter left by Jin, not addressed to Akas, but to Yun You.

[January 2078]

[To my student Yun You]

[In this letter, Ah You, I think you should already know all the truth when you see it.]

[In fact, when you told me "Greedy people never meet a good end" that day, I already foresaw my own fate... because I competed for the Saint’s Remains with some selfish desires]

[I wanted to use the power of Tier Seven to repair Lamia’s brain tissue, to transform her back into a normal human being.]

[The repair process was very successful; Tier Seven True God possesses the ability of material reconstruction. I completely repaired her brain tissue, but... strangely, Lamia did not return to normal; she remained the mechanical-like Shiqi.]

[In desperation, I could only continue my research... Until half a month ago, I finally understood the root of her problem.]

[Her emotional void is not only due to brain nerve damage but also because her Soul suffered irreversible damage during the previous modification experiments.]

[In other words, the current Lamia is not a complete human being.]

[Once I realized this, I immediately contacted Akas in Nest City No. 4 Lower City... In fact, all these years, Akas has been keeping his promise, continuing to research the principles and experimental processes related to Dolls.]

[Technically, he is quite mature, but due to some unknown reasons, he has never been able to achieve the reversal from "Doll to human."]

[After learning from me about the Soul, he finally had a clue and a new research direction.]

[According to him, if given another year or so, he will definitely be able to help Lamia rediscover her emotions.]

[When I heard this news, I was very happy, but at the same time, a bit regretful—my remaining lifespan is not enough for me to see Lamia recover to normal.]

[Moreover, I also know that once I leave this world, some ambitious people lurking in the shadows will surely become interested in the remaining Saint’s Remains, eventually finding Lamia and Akas.]

[For safety’s sake, I never took Lamia to him before Akas completed his experiments, instead leaving her in this specially modified villa, waiting for your arrival, Ah You.]

[And now, considering the time, Akas should have completed his technology, so... Ah You, I have an unreasonable request.]

[I hope you can take Lamia to find Akas, let him perform the final surgery on Lamia, I still hope that this child can achieve real emotions.]

[Please, Ah You...]

[As for the piece of Saint’s Remains, I also left it here, and in my last moments, I did my utmost to seal away the polluted parts. Although the effect may still be mediocre... but if you absorb it, at least within five years, the pollution won’t harm you.]

[Whether to use it or not is entirely up to you.]

[Please, Ah You, this is the only selfish request of my life...]

[Maybe someday, we can meet again in a Utopia without conflict or worries.]