43 Shenhe's duality

"Well then Miyuki, I will leave now" an exasperated Yae was ready to depart to Inazuma after receiving a letter from the God of Contracts.

To say that she was not nervous would be a lie, and that it concerned Kenshin was even worse.

Morax had been the same who was ready to defend Kenshin even after the annoying kid had caused so much trouble for Liyue, and now that same God told her that they needed to have an in-depth conversation about Kenshin.

"Of course Guuji-sama" Miyuki made the perfect bow.

'Hmm, I don't remember having a shrine maiden as competent as her in a few generations' Yae inwardly nodded in approval.

Her little sister was a different thing, however. That girl was too adventurous to be trapped in the shrine. Yae knew that Miyuki's sister, Shinobu, would sooner or later leave.

'A pity, she is a capable one. Well, I will make do with the older one' she calmly thought.

"I expect to be back today maybe tomorrow if my talks are longer than I expect them to be". 'Or if I decide to have some fun with Ganyu, these are the only times I can have fun after all' is what Yae thought.

Miyuki simply nodded and accompanied her to the exit of the shrine to send Yae off.

"Another trip to Liyue, another problem with Kenshin" Yae muttered.

Probably it wasn't a big thing.

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'Yae please come here soon' was all I could think after hitting my foot with a stone, again.

"Can you stop now?" I morosely asked the culprit.

"Yes/no" said Shenhe in a deadpan voice.

That weird side of her was putting ideas in her head, and the calm one simply obeyed them, without thinking of anything else.

And the sadistic one was laughing, believe me, I know it.

This whole week has been hectic. I now live with the big bird and Shenhe, and of course Guizhong.

It wasn't so bad at first, but after a while, things started spiralling out of control.

The big bird took a few days to overcome her surprise and disbelief, and once she did it, she started fussing over me. Every.single.second.

It was an agonizing experience. I woke up in the middle of the night to see her soul just above me, ready to ask if I needed something.

I begged Guizong to do something about this, and she finally helped me. Now she was on a trip all over Liyue with her feathered friend.

'Shenhe is a very kind girl, she will help you' the big bird said.

And it was at first, but that sadistic hidden personality of hers started putting some ideas in her head. Amusing ideas for her, and painful for me.

She started putting weird things in the food, putting rocks in front of me, and she even blocked the bathroom. Of course, I couldn't find the exit of the house, as it was almost like a labyrinth for a blind person, so I had to climb over the giant rock she used to block it to relieve myself. Of course, I couldn't leave later.

I stood a whole day there waiting for her to get bored.

When I asked her why was she doing this, she only said that 'I suddenly wanted to do so', but I knew that her hidden personality was the true culprit.

Look, she is laughing. That bitch.

I couldn't try to tighten the seals because I was afraid of touching something I shouldn't and hurting her in the process. After my talk with Morax, I realised that I need to be more cautious, even more so now that my eyes have evolved.

I don't know if this can be considered an evolution or not. My ability improved a lot, but I lost my sight. Hmmmm, food for thought.

"Stop or I will complain to your Master" I felt ashamed of doing this, but my sanity was in peril. Yes, now the mighty Kenshin is a whistle-blower.

"Ok" was all I got from this statue in the form of a girl.

"Ok no, just stop"

"Okay/Never!" she said those words in a quick succession. I'm not the only one crazy here it seems.

"Just leave me alone" I said in a calm voice. The mighty Kenhin doesn't beg, at least until he does. Then, he begs like the most.

"We are back" I heard the sound of salvation coming.

"Guizhong, save m- ouch!" this bitch wasn't even hiding now. I saw how her soul moved, grabbed a rock and put it under my foot just as I was going to take the step.

"Don't be so drama- Kenshin! What happened to you!" asked Guizhong. I must look very bad from all the hits I received during these few days alone with the little monster.

"What do you think?" I asked wryly. "Someone was extremely interested in seeing me suffer. Where is Cloud Retainer?" she was the only one I could ask about Shenhe's bindings.

"She is coming in now, she wanted to talk with Ganyu for a bit. What do you need?" Guizhong asked curiously.

I sent a smug look at Shenhe, who didn't care. At least outwardly, I could see her repressed personality under all the binding screaming obscenities and promising me pain if I went forward with this.

"There is a little problem with Shenhe's bindings. She needs to be repressed even more, preferably for some years" I nodded safely while enjoying how Shenhe's soul twisted in anger.

Yes, I understand now why she was so eager to piss me off, it's quite funny.

"I will tell her about this" Guizhong nodded, looking at Shenhe with a curious look. She had seen her previously when I talked to all the Adeptus about her memories, something that thinking back on it was an extremely shameless thing to do. But hey, nobody cares now.

"This one is back" I heard Cloud Retainer say.

I was eagerly waiting for her to arrive, but I was suddenly on the floor with Shenhe sitting on my back.

"Move you damn girl, you as heavy as the atmosphere in a funeral" I don't even know what I was saying now.

"Okay/Never!" I heard the usual 2-word answer.

"Are you good friends now?" asked curiously Cloud Retainer seeing our position.

"No" I answered.

"Yes" answered Shenhe. What a great moment to stop with your bipolarity.

"This one sees. The young uns have changed the way they communicate with each other" what the hell was the flying piece of meat saying? "This one carries a message from Ganyu, she told this one that your Master has arrived".

"What Master are you talking about...." I tiredly sighed. Yae was not a Master as people here understood it, she was more like a 'guide' for me. "Anyway, tighten the seals, this girl is getting crazy".

"Hmmm. This one thought Shenhe was doing good, but if you say so, it must be the truth" Cloud Retainer slowly nodded.

"Seal me and I will sprinkle bird meat in your food" said Shenhe with rapidly darkening hair and red eyes. Thank you, Alter Shenhe, for helping me.

"Definitely, she needs to be sealed" replied Cloud Retainer with a dark face. "Do you have any ideas?".

"Yes, give me more of that ribbon you use and I will leave her unruly soul tied for eons to come. Morax will die of old age before she is free again" I enthusiastically said. I could finally have my revenge.

"You damn mole. I should have tied you to a tree to see how you disgraced yourself" added Shenhe with a dark face.

Meanwhile, Guizhong only looked at us with an amused smile. I will need to embarrass her in front of Morax to teach her a lesson. I have enough material of her 'simping'.

"This mole is going to tie you so hard that you will stay as a shrimp forever. Not that you are going to get boobs, you are plainer than the Shogun's personality" I mocked her with the most aggravating comment one could say. Yes, the Shogun is not an admirable person.

"Junior, you dare!. Courting death!". What the hell is that supposed to mean?

"Here we go" I dived into her soul.

I found myself in the classic dark room and approached the illuminated area. And there she was, a loosely tied soul on the floor, desperately struggling to free itself. And that she did, in a miraculous occurrence, the ribbon holding her suddenly got loose, and she escaped her bindings.

Or I could have released her on purpose only so I could have my revenge. There is no way a soul can beat me after all.

"What are you going to do now?" she asked me with her red eyes shining with malice. This girl could beat me to a pulp just by breathing in the 'outside' world, so she must have thought that she could do the same here.

"I'm going to beat you so hard, that- hey!" she had lunged at me, so I slapped her to the floor. Fair deal.

"How are you so strong?!" she complained, getting up only to be slapped again.

"I'm God here, so pray for the beating to be brief" I answered with a smile.

And that I did. Every time she got up, I slapped her down. A few hundred times later, she finally stayed on the floor, not daring to get up.

"Have you learned how powerful I am, woman!" I laughed at her defeated form. She started, so I ended. Easy.

"Master told me that a boy that beats a girl is scum" she complained from her position on the floor.

"And your Master is a millennial bird that will forever miss the exquisite Butter Chicken dish" I replied. "And you are way stronger than me, why would I be afraid of hitting you?".

"If I'm stronger how did you beat me?" she morosely asked.

"That's because you have no control over your soul" I lied like a vile scoundrel, she was never going to be able to beat me. "You should calm your soul and think about your life, recognizing your mistakes and pondering over your decisions. If you do that, you will grow a lot stronger here. This place is your soul, how can I be stronger than you?"

"Hmm, that makes some sense" she said and tried to get up, but I slapped her to the ground again.

"Where do you think you are going? I'm going to make sure you are not leaving this place in years to come" I maliciously said with a smirk. "Don't worry, you will have all the time in the world to think. In fact, that's the only thing you will be able to do". For such a hyperactive soul, this is going to be pure torture.

And I will be able to sleep soundly at night knowing that somewhere this little monster is suffering.

I tied her like a professional. I saw this way of tying someone in a lewd magazine, 'tortoise' bondage was called.

"What are you doing?" she said with a bloodthirsty look.

"Tying you" I curtly answered. She must be stupid to not realize it.

"I know that you damn mole. Why are you tying me like this!" she shouted with hatred in her voice.

"Because I can" I answered again.

"Are you not worried about that stupid piece of meat I'm forced to call Master knows about this!?". Why does she keep shouting? I'm right here and we are alone.

"How would she know?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I will tell her about this when I escape this" she firmly said.

How cute, she thinks she was able to escape earlier with her own methods.

"Why do you think you will escape?" I asked curiously. I am really curious about this.

"Do you think I will always stay like this? Sooner or later I will free myself out of this weird way of tying someone" she victoriously said.

I....don't think she is going to ever be able to escape. I tied it extremely firmly, and I even put some of my soul energy into this. I'm sure the Shogun will kiss a human person before Shenhe escapes.

"Again, why do you think I will allow that? I will come every few months to reinforce it even more, so sadly that 'Courting Death' thing were your last words" I sadly shook my head. Such a big loss for this world, but a necessary one. This girl is a menace.

"You dar-!"

"Goodbye, and remember to meditate to grow stronger!".

Now that I think about it, that's all the Shogun does, and she is crazy strong.

"I'm back" I said when I regained control of my body.

You took a while, did everything go well?" asked a worried Cloud Retainer.

"Of course, now you don't have to worry about committing cannibalism" I reassured her with a sagely nod.

"That's good". I tried to help her, and this anger was all I got.

Well, she is a bird. Who can understand birds?

"Come on, I will take you to the Harbor" Guizhong sighed tiredly and put her hand on my shoulder.

"Wait!. I need to say goodbye to Shenhe" I shouted, remembering her crazy 'Dust Travel'. I looked at Shenhe with a smile that hid all my wishes for her to hit her pinky finger with every single piece of furniture in this house. And believe me, there are a lot. My feet know about it.

"Shenhe, dear gift of Celestia to this wonderful piece of rock we call Teyvat. I will write your name on a fortune slip every single time I need to wish for something, and I will tie said fortune slip in the shrine for it to be fulfilled. I hope you can reach your potential, but you must work hard for it. I need you to know that no matter how hard you think it is, you have a faithful believer in Inazuma" and I shot her my winning smile.

Hehehe, I made it so Shenhe's alter ego could hear me, and every word that came from my mouth had the purpose of mocking her.

She will be trapped for years while I will be enjoying festivals and having parties. I even told her I would remember her every time I'm having fun.

Hahaha, I see her tied soul squirming in rage.

"Hmmm, okay, I will remember it" said the calm Shenhe with a red face.

Why is your soul embarrassed? I was not speaking to you.

But I won't tell her that, imagine how embarrassed she would be.

"Now we can go" I said to Guizhong who had a wry look, maybe. "Why are you feeling like this?".

Guizhong feelings were similar to dismay and bitterness.

"Are you sure you are in that 'no-harem sect'?"

Has her brain turned to dust?

"Now and always".

I am sure about that.