Chapter 6: Name
“Huh? That big pit looks a bit familiar~”
“Hmph↓ Idiot Red Hair, we’ve walked back to the starting point.”
“I’m not an idiot and I’m not called Red Hair, I’m called You Ling! I have a name!”
“All three of us are You Ling, whether calling you Red Hair or idiot, as long as you know it’s you, that’s fine.”
“Aah! You arrogant jerk, today I must…”
The two six-year-olds who had woken up midway started their daily routine again.
The three spent half a day circling this small island, but regrettably found no traces of humans or other intelligent activity; the entire island exuded a primitive feel.
Standing by the initial big pit, Golden You Ling began thinking about the next action. Of course, there was a small issue to resolve first.
“Since you two care so much about the name issue, how about settling it right here?” Golden You Ling said to the two pulling at each other’s faces.
Red You Ling agreed immediately upon hearing this and let go first.
“Nagah nagah! To save this Blue Hair from making trouble and giving me a bad nickname. Gu~ Hurry and let go!”
“Tch~”
Blue You Ling let go upon seeing the other stop, disdainfully shook the saliva off her hand, and then said:
“I agree too; we do need new names to distinguish us.”
“Do you two have any suggestions?” Seeing them stop fighting, Golden You Ling asked.
“Um… Our original name was【You Ling】, ‘Youling’, ‘You Ling’…
Hey! How about we just call ourselves ‘You One’, ‘You Two’, ‘You Three’?”
Red You Ling began using her world-shocking wisdom, and the scene fell quiet for a moment.
“Uh, what’s with those expressions?”
“This name will be with us for a long time; can you put some effort into it and not come up with something like ‘Roadside One’?” Blue You Ling couldn’t help but complain.
“Hmph~ Since you say that, I suppose Your Excellency must have some brilliant theory?” Red You Ling put her hands on her hips, somewhat unconvinced.
“Of course.”
Blue You Ling didn’t hold back, confidently saying: “I think since we already have the name ‘You Ling’, we don’t need to come up with another one. Just use code names. Like You Ling Alpha, Beta, Delta, and so on—simple, right?”
……
The air remained very quiet.
“Hm? Shocked by my genius idea? No need to be surprised; this is me…”
“Pffft~ Hahaha! You’ve been arrogant for so long, and that’s all you came up with?!
Not even as good as my one-two-three naming method! Hahaha! Sure enough, your brain is filled with nothing but narcissism.” Red You Ling clutched her stomach and laughed out loud.
“Tsk~ Whatever.”
Blue You Ling raised an eyebrow and mocked back directly.
“Anyway, I’ve never had any hope that you, Red Hair ape, could appreciate the beauty of mathematical symbols.”
“Who’re you calling ape?! You blue-haired narcissist!
Clearly my ‘one-two-three naming method’ is simpler and more elegant; your weird code names would make people think we’re white mice that escaped from some laboratory!”
“Stop using your nonsensical stuff to insult my intelligence, you Red Hair husky!”
“Baa! Wanna fight?!”
“Hmph! Foolish! Perfect chance to make you see how futile it is to oppose me!”
“Who’s afraid? Today I’ll show you my world-shocking power! Yah!”
With that, the two assumed battle stances like two bristling kittens.
“We’ll just use the Egyptian God Cards’ names directly; you two will be【Osiris】 and【Obelisk】 respectively.”
Just as the two were about to clash again, Golden You Ling’s voice suddenly interjected.
“Also, I don’t mind you quarreling when you disagree, but I don’t want to see you fighting physically again. Can you promise me that?”
Golden You Ling, or rather【Sister La】’s voice, was still so gentle, with no trace of anger or forcefulness.
But upon hearing her speak, the two little ones who had just been baring their teeth miraculously stopped confronting each other, as if some innate bloodline suppression existed in the dark.
『Wha… what was that?! That feeling just now was like facing Mom!
Mom’s tone before getting mad was also like that—inaudible anger, but if you didn’t stop the next second, you’d definitely get beaten!』
Red… no, now the girl called Osiris shuddered sharply, then rubbed her slender arms.
No wonder it’s said that rough, dumb character types have spot-on sixth senses; she had just barely avoided the first beating since arriving in this world.
For some reason, La’s human emotions were especially active when facing these two little ones.
Normally, she wouldn’t have emotional fluctuation over such trivial matters, let alone get angry, but the moment she saw them about to fight, La felt an irrepressible anger, as if some old scar was stinging.
“I understand; I was out of line just now.” The blue Obelisk had already stood straight obediently.
“M-me too! Sorry, please don’t get mad. Haha~”
Osiris hurriedly chimed in. “By the way, should I call you La… Sister now?”
“No need to call me Sister or use honorifics with me; we all split from one person, so there’s no elder-younger distinction.
I only hope we three can get along well, without creating any gaps or quarrels between us, and certainly no bloody fights.”
La’s tone remained unchanged, but whether it was an illusion or not, the cloudy sky overhead cleared up the moment she finished speaking.
As if a thousand-pound burden was lifted, the red and blue little ones both let out long sighs of relief.
But as soon as the pressure eased, Osiris’s eyes rolled again.
Opportunity always flees in an instant; her hyperactive personality couldn’t resist stirring things up.
Glancing at Obelisk still standing at attention like a good girl beside her, Osiris said to La with a fawning face:
“Sister La is right~ But after all, three people need some order of seniority, right~ Easier to answer when others ask too.
So, Sister La you’re Eldest Sister, I’m Second Sister… er, I’m Second Sister, and Obelisk you be Third Child. Settled, how’s that?”
While speaking, Osiris carefully watched La with the corner of her eye and, seeing no reaction, fully voiced her proposal laced with her little selfish motive.
“Mm, that works; I have no objections.” As expected, La, who didn’t care about such things, didn’t oppose.
Obelisk snapped out of good girl mode and was about to protest not wanting to be the youngest, but swallowed it upon hearing La.
Meanwhile, the scheming Osiris couldn’t help showing a “just as planned” expression.
『Hmph hmph~ Mere little blue hair, trying to compete with Grandpa me!
In the future, as the middle generation, I can advance by calling “Big Sister help me!” to fend off external threats.
Retreat by using seniority etiquette to suppress Blue Hair and resolve internal worries.
Hmph! Heh! What in this world can stop me! TMD what can stop me!!』
“What’s wrong, Osiris? Thinking of something happy?”
La’s words interrupted the wildly surging momentum in Osiris’s mind, instantly restoring her gradually facial acting face to an obedient look.
“Haha~ Nothing, Sister La.
Just feel like mine and Obelisk’s names are a bit long now; used to be two characters, now four or five, a bit troublesome to say. From now on, just call us Ossi and Obei.
How’s that, Obei ‘little’ sister?”
With her back to La, Osiris turned to Obelisk with an “Anya”-style smile.
“I… have… no… objections!”
Obelisk squeezed out the insincere words as if with blood and tears through gritted teeth, her red eyes fixed on Osiris’s back while secretly vowing:
『Hmph! Endure for now, bide my time!』
『Wait and see, Red Hair kid! Today’s humiliation, I’ll repay a hundredfold someday!』
“Hm? Little Sister, muttering something back there?”
“Ah~ I said Second Sister has great insight.” Obei immediately composed her face and gave Ossi a cute smile.
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