Half-step Purgatory

Durin stroked the black cat on the armrest of his chair, sitting on the black leather sofa. Through the glasses perched on his nose, his gaze passed over the long table in front of him and settled on the man kneeling on the carpet:
"I understand, you've made money in Naples, your business has been very successful, and you've led a happy life. You've had those secret police, friends in both the law and the underground, and even the Royal Family speaking on your behalf."
"You don't need a friend like me, I know that. You're afraid of owing me a favor, and you don't want to get involved in troubles."
"But now you come to me and say, 'I beg you, Mr. Durin of the Corleon family, please help me seek justice, so that my life and my family will not suffer and sink into despair.'
Yet, in your eyes, I was nothing more than a second-rate artist involved in movies and music. Even at the brink of death, you still show me such disrespect, not even willing to call me by my title... Keeper of Secrets."

Durin's Diary

When Eleven appeared in front of Durin once again, Durin felt as if he saw a shadow from history. Those braids were thick and long, yet they seemed to grow right onto Durin's heart.


"Good thing you're not wearing a floral padded jacket, or else I'd be laughing for a lifetime," Big Orange chirped noisily.


"It's not impossible," Eleven replied with a smile.


"Are you a snake?! How can you still wrap around a stick like that?!" Big Orange exclaimed in a shrill tone.


"You were the one who provoked me first!!" Eleven retorted sharply.


And with that, the two AIs tangled into a fight in the blink of an eye.


Durin covered his face with his hands—when they were just spheres, they would roll and bump into each other when fighting. Now that they had bodies, they began using advanced fighting techniques.


What, you're asking what advanced fighting techniques are.


Isn't it just hair-pulling, pulling the corners of the mouth, and peeling off the front armor skin?


Chapter 146: Shuyao Spring