Although Anaxagoras's words were filled with irreverence, she was still intrigued.
"What do you propose to do?"
Anaxagoras lifted his chin proudly, his arms crossed before his chest.
"The relationship between a Titan and its Coreflame is like that of twin lotuses on a single stalk. Even if the Coreflame is far away, the Titan can still sense its location. I wish to borrow your power to help us find Fu Zhu. And while we're at it, no one has ever directly studied a Titan before. Isn't it only fitting that I, an irreverent one, be the first to do so?"
"Teacher Anaxa..." Phainon was worried that he was taking this too far.
After all, she was still a Titan. Even a dying one was still a Titan.
"Hold it. First, call me Anaxagoras. Second..." Anaxagoras turned to face the two men. "Don't you want to find Fu Zhu? Even if you don't, I do. My sister has been nagging me for years, saying she wants to see him again to thank him properly. I feel the same. If I cannot express my gratitude in person for having my life saved, it would be the greatest regret of my life."
Phainon immediately fell silent, while Dan Heng remained quiet throughout.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Anaxagoras turned his gaze back to Cerces.
"Well? What do you say, Titan?"
Cerces narrowed her eyes and remained silent for a long moment before finally smiling and nodding in agreement.
"Very well. I admire your spirit. Then I shall temporarily reside in your body."
With that, Cerces's spirit shot directly into Anaxagoras's body. The sensation of two souls in one body was somewhat uncomfortable for Anaxagoras. He felt as if someone was freely rummaging through his past memories in his mind, and the feeling was most unpleasant!
Still, Anaxagoras did not refuse. He had asked for this, after all. At worst, he would just have to study how to get her out of his body while keeping her alive later on.
"The last stubborn old coot has been dealt with. Let's go. To Okhema."
---o---
Elsewhere, outside the domain of the three Paths of fate, on the cliff where he had an audience with the [Time] Titan Oronyx, Fu Zhu's figure suddenly appeared.
Fu Zhu squinted, and once his vision adjusted, he opened his eyes wide and scanned his surroundings.
"Hmm? This place... I remember this is where I met Oronyx. Why was I teleported here?"
Fu Zhu took out his wedding ring and the Temporal Anchor, examining them carefully, but found no issues.
The wedding ring should have teleported him to March 7th's side, and the Temporal Anchor given to him by Screwllum should have ensured he arrived at the correct point in time.
"Mimi? (Why are we here?)"
Mimi also emerged from Fu Zhu's clothes. She looked at the familiar scenery and tilted her head in confusion, chirping at Fu Zhu.
"Looking for someone, but... I didn't find them."
Fu Zhu didn't think the MC's tools would malfunction, but why couldn't he see March 7th?
Wait a minute, can't see her?
Fu Zhu immediately opened his minimap and discovered two green markers right beside him.
[March 7th] [Evernight]
"Huh?" Fu Zhu was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected March 7th to be right next to him, and with Evernight no less. But he couldn't see them. Was it because of some kind of stealth BUFF?
"March? Are you right here across from me? Can you hear me?"
Fu Zhu tentatively called out, then reached a hand toward the location of March 7th's marker, but his hand passed through empty air.
Fu Zhu retracted his hand, falling into thought as he tried to figure out how to see March 7th.
Meanwhile, as Fu Zhu was lost in thought, a pair of small, invisible hands were waving frantically in front of his face.
"Fu Zhu, I can see you! Fu Zhu!"
March 7th was on the verge of tears when Fu Zhu suddenly appeared. But when she realized Fu Zhu only knew she was nearby but couldn't see or touch her, she grew anxious.
After shouting Fu Zhu's name several times with no response, she had no choice but to turn to Evernight.
"Is this your doing?!"
Evernight sighed softly and shook her head. "Of course not, March. Haven't you figured it out yet? On Amphoreus, you are a ghost. A ghost that no one can see. If it weren't for this, that man named Lygus would have captured you long ago."
"But Fu Zhu is here now! He'll protect me! I have my own fighting strength too! Evernight, please help me!"
Evernight's eyes drooped.
Can Fu Zhu really protect you? March, your enemies are his other sisters...
As the two fell into a mutual silence, Fu Zhu suddenly spoke.
"March, you don't need her help."
March 7th and Evernight turned their heads toward Fu Zhu in stunned silence. They saw that he was looking directly at them!
What was going on? A moment ago, Fu Zhu couldn't see or hear them, right? Why could he suddenly do so now?
At that moment, in Fu Zhu's vision, March 7th and Evernight were still not there. But just now, he had tried switching to Observer Mode, and sure enough!
In Observer Mode, he could clearly see March 7th and Evernight, and could even hear their conversation.
So Lygus was actually trying to capture March 7th?! What was his goal? Fu Zhu didn't even have to guess.
It seemed Lygus was desperately eager to die again a few more times.
But that wasn't the most pressing issue at the moment.
"Let me think of a command... got it."
No matter what difficulties you face, just go with my command!
Fu Zhu entered a command, and in the next second, the figures of Evernight and March 7th appeared before him.
"March."
Seeing March 7th appear, Fu Zhu immediately stepped forward and pulled her into his embrace.
March 7th stared blankly at Fu Zhu, who was suddenly hugging her. Her hands slowly wrapped around his back.
"Waaaaah... finally... you came to find me..."
The sound of sobbing reached Fu Zhu's ears, making his heart ache. He hugged March 7th in his arms even tighter.
"Sorry, I kept you waiting."
March 7th raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes, then playfully punched Fu Zhu's chest.
"You could've been a little faster! Don't you know I was so scared all alone on Amphoreus!"
"My mistake. I won't ever let you be alone again."
Fu Zhu apologetically placed a kiss on her forehead, then held her tightly in his arms, comforting her for a while.
While Fu Zhu was comforting March 7th, Mimi was curiously sizing up Evernight.
Seeing Mimi, Evernight couldn't help but squint.
The aura of this little pink creature is a bit familiar. A memory? No, that's not it... is she also...?
After a while, seeing that Fu Zhu and March 7th were still clinging to each other, Evernight grew a little displeased.
"How long are you two going to hug?"
Hearing this, Fu Zhu looked at her, and after a moment's hesitation, he extended his other arm.
"You want one too?"
After all, Evernight was, in a way, another "March 7th."
The corner of Evernight's eye twitched. She turned her head away with a stern look on her face.
"Hmph, let's get down to business!"