Chapter 1339 - Twin Dream (3) (2/2)

Hearing his other self speak, Rhode almost fainted to anger. He grunted and swung his sword once more at his other self. However, his other self dodged and upon looking at Rhode’s furious expression, he knitted his brows and revealed a discontent look. But compared to the ice-cold man, he was more like putting on a show.

“Oh no, it’s rare to have such a magnificent stage, so why don’t you cherish this experience? To come up here and fight is just too much! Then again, this is still my territory, and you’re trespassing and interrupting my concert! This is too much; at least I’m still one of your doppelgängers! I can’t believe you’re doing this to me!”

“I don’t have such a shameless doppelgänger like you.”

Once again, sizing up the ‘magnificent’ costume on his other self, Rhode raised his sword with an ice-cold expression, while his eyes emanated an unmistakable murderous intent. When the other self sensed the murderous intent, he spread his arms apart helplessly and put on a ‘you’re hopeless’ look.

“That’s easy for you to say; you don’t really want to destroy me, My Core. I’m still one of your doppelgängers. Do you really think you have what it takes to get rid of me? It doesn’t matter though, a concert needs a bit of an unexpected performance to be exciting. So, let me see your power!”

The other Rhode smiled, turned around again, and looked to the audience in front of him. He waved his hand strongly and called out loudly in a clear, pleasant voice.

“Everyone——we’re going to put on a new performance…! Please welcome our special guest…”

“Ohhhhhh…!”

“Are you done yet?!”

Rhode flew into a rage. Previously, he wasn’t even this furious when he saw his other self after entering a land of Chaos. Back then, although his other self that was summoned was his avatar in the game, both of them had the same personality. But now, looking at this ‘idol’ clad in an extravagant costume and acting like he was addicted to acting like an innocent young girl idol, Rhode had the urge to destroy him completely. However, he wouldn’t really do it. After all, in the two previous times, neither Celia nor Celestina said that they would completely destroy their personality. Instead, their different personalities fused after they were defeated. However, as the saying ‘touch pit, and one would be defiled’ went, he saw through the unknown parts of Celestina and Celiam and in the end, he didn’t expect to face his very own mental projection now… What karma.

For that reason, even though Rhode knew it was useless, he still swung his sword and attacked his other self. Even if he couldn’t destroy his other self, if he were able to beat this guy up, it would be considered a breath of fresh air for him. Otherwise, how could he accept such a mental projection existing inside his mind! It was the only thing that he would never admit to!

Facing Rhode’s attack, the idol also wasn’t willing to be outdone. The latter stretched out his arm and soon, the microphone in his hand transformed into a long, black sword, swinging back at Rhode. The two men exchanged blows on the stage and as if attracted by the lively scene, crowds in all directions cheered once again. In an instant, the stage was set ablaze with lights, the big screen emanating a charming glow and intense music booming as if it were the background music of their battle. As a projection of Rhode’s mental world, the idol wasn’t a weakling either. And although he couldn’t match up against Rhode in terms of strength, his agility was on a similar level. Even though Rhode was relentless, the idol was able to evade his every assault. Not only that, but while dodging Rhode’s attacks, the idol was also singing.

“Hey! You guys on the left and on the right! My youth is in the holy sword~ La, la, la~

“Look at me, and let me give you a declaration of love! This world is made of love and peace~ La, la, la~”

“Goddammit, shut the hell up!”

Upon hearing the lyrics coming out of the mouth of his other self, Rhode blew his top. If Rhode’s anger could manifest, perhaps his entire mental world would have been burned down along with him. And it wasn’t just the shameless lyrics that made him angry. It was that what his other self sang wasn’t nice at all! Rhode admitted that even though he wasn’t tone-deaf, at the very least he didn’t sing out of tune! But now, this ‘idol’ in front of him was way out of tune!

If you want to be an idol, can’t you do it seriously? I wasn’t even this unprofessional whenever I dressed up as a woman!

And while Rhode fought his other self in a prolonged battle, he suddenly heard whispers in his ears.

“La… La, la…”

It sounded as if one were humming. And by all rights, it was impossible for one to hear such hums under the circumstances at hand. After all, the noisy background music and the booming cheers of the audience had enveloped the entire hall. But to Rhode’s surprise, amidst all that noise, the soft humming was so clear and pleasing to his ear that even his heart, which was so ashamed of this damned mental projection, seemed to have calmed down a lot.

“La… La, la…”

Swish!

After forcing his other self back with the swing of his sword, Rhode turned around to look at where the voices came from. To his surprise, he saw two petite figures standing in front of the stage. The two young ladies lifted their heads, letting their beautiful, long, and pure white hair flow and reflect the lights shining on the stage. At that moment, they had already taken off the familiar assassin outfits from Rhode’s memory—they were replaced by beautiful gowns with floral patterns. They stood at the front of the stage and raised their hands high. As if chanting a hymn, they kept their eyes closed, softly humming that nameless and peaceful melody.

“…”

Upon looking at this scene, the other Rhode stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers hurriedly. Shortly after, accompanied by his movement, the loud music vanished and the cheering crowd also became silent. Soon, the entire concert hall was only filled with the echoing and singing voices of the two petite elves.

“This is…”

Rhode listened to the white elves with some astonishment. He couldn’t understand what Gracier and Madaras were singing, but it was clearly a pleasant and relaxing song. The moment he heard their singing, Rhode felt as if he were lying on the soft grass, bathing in the warm and comfortable sunshine, feeling the cool breeze’s caress. He felt extremely relaxed. At that moment, it was as if he had become an inseparable part of nature and could never leave for the rest of his life.

“…”

The singing slowly stopped, and at some point, the audience that filled the entire concert venue also disappeared gradually. It was only at that moment when Rhode saw the two young ladies turned around and stared at him with a smile on their faces. Unsure if it were his illusion or not, he felt like Gracier and Madaras appeared smaller than he remembered. But before he figured out what was going on, he saw the smiles on the two petite elves, extending their hands toward him: one to the left and one to the right.

“Greetings, my master.”

They said in unison.