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Chapter 145 Two Shiraishi Rin

Let's go back to after school in the afternoon.

See you tomorrow, Akizuki-kun.

After politely greeting Akizuki Makoto beside her, Shiraishi Rin picked up her schoolbag with both hands and left the classroom, displaying an elegant and proper demeanor, like a quiet young lady.

Since coming to school these past two days, she has been very gentle and virtuous, listening attentively in class, reading after class, and always staying quietly by herself.

The class's discussion about her has shifted from her legs to her personality.

Especially those classmates who attended the freshman orientation party and witnessed Shiraishi Rin's true colors all believed that she not only healed her leg, but also corrected her personality.

Shiraishi Rin heard all the gossip about her classmates, but she didn't react at all and continued to do as she pleased.

After leaving the teaching building, she went outside the school and got into the car that had come to pick her up and take her home.

The driver was Rieko Shimada, who had always served her. After she got in the car, Rieko Shimada silently started the vehicle and drove to a luxury apartment in Jimbocho, Chiyoda Ward.

The two did not exchange a word during the journey. Shiraishi Rin read a book with a serene expression, while Shimada Rieko drove silently.

It wasn't until they drove back to their apartment building in Jimbocho that she spoke her first words: "We're here."

"Thank you."

Shiraishi Rin closed the book, thanked them, got out of the car, and took the elevator upstairs alone.

She lived on the 22nd floor, which was almost the top floor; the tallest building in the apartment complex was the 23rd floor.

However, the 23rd floor also belongs to the Shiraishi family; they bought two floors.

Each floor has only one household, with a building area of ​​about three or four hundred square meters. In Jimbocho, where housing prices are also not low, this is real estate worth several hundred million yen.

"call……"

When the elevator reached the 22nd floor, Shiraishi Rin took a deep breath, as if preparing herself mentally, before stepping out of the elevator and unlocking the door with her fingerprint.

The spacious and bright living room features a European-style decor, with marble walls, an expensive wool carpet covering the floor, and furniture in sky blue and white.

Shiraishi Rin walked into the entryway, took off her loafers, and then took a pair of disposable slippers from the shoe cabinet to put on before heading straight to the main room.

She stood in front of the main room door, staring at the tightly closed door. She raised her hand to knock, but her arm trembled slightly, as if there were some ferocious beast inside, and she was afraid of disturbing what was inside.

"It's okay, don't be afraid..."

Shiraishi Rin stood in front of the door for a long time, then took a deep breath, suppressed the pounding in his heart, and gently knocked on the door.

She knocked three times first, waited a while, and when she didn't get a response from inside, she knocked three more times.

This time, she knocked harder, making the sound a little louder.

"……Enter."

After she knocked on the door, a low, husky female voice sounded softly.

Shiraishi Rin immediately turned the doorknob, pushed the door open, and entered, while lowering his head.

The room was dimly lit, with no lights on and the doors and windows locked. The curtains blocked out all light, not a single ray could penetrate the room.

In this dim light, the only source of light was the luxurious Gothic-style princess bed in the center of the room.

A dim yellow lamp was lit on the bedside table, making it vaguely possible to see that the person lying on the princess bed was a petite girl.

If Akizuki Makoto were here, he would be astonished to find that the girl lying on the bed was actually Shiraishi Rin!
However, unlike the Shiraishi Rin he had seen in the past two days, or rather, the Shiraishi Rin who had bowed his head and walked to the bedside, the Shiraishi Rin lying on the bed had dark eyes and an extremely gloomy expression.

She was wearing a black nightgown and lying on a sleeping mat that was half her size.

What did you do today?

Lying on the bed, Shiraishi Rin asked in a low voice, sounding weak and listless.

Shiraishi Rin, who was standing by the bed with her head down, truthfully reported everything that had happened since she woke up that day, but they were all trivial little things.

So, halfway through her sentence, Shiraishi Rin, who was lying on the bed, suddenly grabbed something from beside her pillow and threw it away violently, while hysterically shouting:
"You useless piece of trash! I told you to find a solution to this situation, and what have you been doing?!"

"Who told you to enjoy campus life? You're just a fake human who's going to die in a week, yet you pretend to be integrated into human society. It's disgusting."

"Go get close to that guy right now! Use everything you have to seduce him and get him to come up with a solution! He'll definitely have a way!"

Faced with Shiraishi Rin's merciless insults and reprimands as he lay on the bed, Shiraishi Rin, standing by the bedside, simply lowered his head, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

As Shiraishi Rin said on the bed, she was a fake human, a fake human who could only survive for a week.

Rin Shiraishi's leg wasn't completely healed; it was just that her inner desires were fulfilled in a twisted way.

After Akizuki Makoto revealed her hypnotic abilities, her emotions became extremely unstable. Finally, when she desperately wanted to return to normal, a person who inherited her memories but had a completely different personality, yet was exactly the same as her, appeared before her.

The other Shiraishi Rin is perfectly healthy, both internally and externally, unlike her, who has a physical disability and a mental disability.

When Shiraishi Rin saw another version of herself, her heart was filled with fear and unease.

Later, she discovered that the other self would obey her, but it would only exist for a week before disappearing and giving rise to a new self.

The newly created self will not inherit the memories of the previous self; their memories are all stuck on the day the mutation first occurred.

Of course, she wouldn't inherit the memories of her other self, because those memories would simply disappear instead of returning to her body.

This ability comes at a price; she can clearly feel that every time she makes another version of herself disappear and be reborn, her life force is being drained away.

But she couldn't control this phenomenon; the ability was beyond her control.

Every Sunday at midnight, the other Shiraishi Rin disappears, and a new Shiraishi Rin appears beside her original self.

Therefore, she began to think of solutions, but this supernatural phenomenon could not be solved by science.

In the end, she could only place her hopes on the guy she had mentioned—Akizuki Makoto.

For some reason, when she thought of Akizuki Makoto, she always had a feeling that if it were Akizuki Makoto, perhaps he could solve the problem.

After all, he remained conscious during hypnosis, and his resistance grew stronger and stronger. He was the only person she had ever seen who could fight against supernatural phenomena.

So she ordered her other self to approach Akizuki Makoto, use every trick in the book to seduce him, make him fall for her, and then make him figure out a solution.

She was certain that given Akizuki Makoto's personality, once he became close to his other self, he wouldn't stand idly by while the supernatural phenomena happening to them occurred.

But what did the other version of myself do?
Like a normal person, integrate into human society and enjoy a normal life.

How could this not make her angry, jealous, and resentful? They were clearly draining her life force, yet they weren't doing their best for her.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Shiraishi Rin, trembling, apologized by the bedside, but this did not quell her anger; instead, it made her even angrier.

"What's the use of apologizing!"

"If you want to confess, then do what I've told you properly. Find me every possible way to get close to Akizuki Makoto. That's the meaning of your existence!"

"If you don't make any progress by tomorrow, you might as well just disappear."

"Your choice: die on Sunday or die tomorrow." Although there is only a four-day difference between dying tomorrow and dying on Sunday, Shiraishi Rin, who was standing by the bed, possessed everything that a human being should have.

She possesses the seven emotions and six desires, as well as the fear and unease of death. Therefore, at the moment of their birth as pseudo-humans, their hearts are filled with extreme confusion and fear.

From the moment they are born, they know they only have a week to live.

Knowing the exact time of your death is a terrifying thing.

"Get out of here. Seeing that you have the same face as me, the same body as me, and can stand up makes me feel incredibly disgusted and nauseous."

"...I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

Shiraishi Rin, who was standing by the bed, apologized one last time, turned around and left the main room, and also left the house.

She doesn't usually live here; she lives somewhere else.

Rin Shiraishi's parents, as well as Rieko Shimada who usually served her, all knew about the strange changes that had occurred to Rin Shiraishi.

However, because the other Shiraishi Rin can only exist for a week, they are both forcing themselves to avoid contact with the other Shiraishi Rin.

If the other Shiraishi Rin, who was created, could survive longer and not disappear, then perhaps they would develop feelings for the other Shiraishi Rin and treat her as a living person.

If it can only last a week, then even if you invest your emotions, it will be in vain and will only increase your sorrow and troubles.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I can't disobey anymore..."

Shiraishi Rin kept apologizing to Akizuki Makoto in her heart. Now that things had come to this, she could only obey the orders of her main body and use every means to get close to Akizuki Makoto.

She didn't want to die, not even a few days earlier.

Knowing that her existence was a mistake, she was filled with a longing for life.

……

……

Wednesday, 8:27 AM.

When Akizuki Makoto arrived at the classroom and sat down in his seat, Shiraishi Rin, who was sitting next to him, closed his book and said nervously, "Good morning, Akizuki-kun."

"Good morning."

Akizuki nodded politely and returned the greeting. For the past two days, Shiraishi Rin had been taking the initiative to greet him in this way, but it was nothing more than a greeting.

After saying hello, Shiraishi Rin will...

"Um, Akizuki-kun, I heard you're forming a band?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Makoto suddenly turned his head to look at Shiraishi Rin, who was biting her lips and had a slightly flushed face. He felt puzzled and uneasy at the same time.

What puzzled him was why Shiraishi Rin hadn't gone back to reading after greeting him today, but instead had taken the initiative to talk to him about forming a band.

As for whether it's bad...

I get the feeling that her current hesitant and awkward demeanor suggests she wants to join a band.

"Yes, that's true. What happened?"

Qiu Yue answered truthfully. Even if he wanted to hide it, it was no use. There was a recruitment poster for the Light Music Club posted on the bulletin board, with his and Ji Yexue's names on it.

"I don't have a club yet, but I'm thinking of joining one to see how it goes. I happen to play the piano, and the Light Music Club is short of members."

Shiraishi Rin laughed somewhat embarrassedly, realizing that her reason was rather lame, obviously an attempt to deliberately get close to Akizuki Makoto.

But there was no other way; things had come to this point, so she had no choice but to go. The reason she proposed joining the Light Music Club was because she knew how to play an instrument.

Rin Shiraishi started learning piano in elementary school. Although she hasn't played since becoming paralyzed, she still has the basic skills and can master them again after a period of rehabilitation.

"It's not up to me to decide."

Makoto Akizuki looked troubled. He didn't even dare to think about letting Rin Shiraishi join the Light Music Club, wondering if it would really trigger a magical clash between abnormal women.

Shiraishi Rin looks very honest and normal now, but who knows if she's faking it?
Moreover, why would someone want to join the Light Music Club?

He didn't think that Shiraishi Rin really joined because she wanted to form a band with someone.

"I know it's an interview, right?"

"Yes, whether you can join the Light Music Club is President Himeya's decision."

"Then I'll go for the interview after school this afternoon. I'll do my best!"

Looking at Shiraishi Rin, who was clenching her fists and cheering herself on, Akizuki Makoto was speechless. A strange feeling lingered in his heart and he couldn't shake it off.

Only now did he realize with profound clarity that Shiraishi Rin was truly a completely different person from before, as if he had been possessed.

But he couldn't very well ask Shiraishi Rin the reason for his drastic change in personality; it would be too presumptuous.

Furthermore, his relationship with Shiraishi Rin wasn't close enough for them to open up to each other.

"You...good luck."

In the end, Makoto Akizuki could only offer a token encouragement to Rin Shiraishi, hoping that she would rather not pass the interview.

otherwise……

He's really going to suffer a lot.

The Light Music Club already had two outstanding talents, Himeyasu and Shiina Maki. If Shiraishi Rin were added, wouldn't it become a three-way rivalry?
"Uh, but it seems like I don't need to worry about Shiraishi either..."

Akizuki Makoto suddenly realized that Shiraishi Rin didn't seem to like him and had only wanted to turn him into a velvet ball to play with at will.

In that case, it doesn't seem like it's impossible for Shiraishi Rin to join the Light Music Club?

……

Lunch break, student council room.

"...That's just the way it is."

After recounting his conversation with Shiraishi Rin from this morning to Himeyasuki without missing a single word, Akizuki Makoto sighed softly, "I don't know what she's up to. I understand her less and less."

Ji Yexue picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "In that case, let her join the club."

"……what?"

Akizuki Makoto was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief, "Join...join the company? You just agreed to let her join the company? Without even an interview?"

"I'm not going to do any more interviews."

Ji Yexue nodded in affirmation and continued, "Doesn't she play the piano? That's perfect. Five people is the basic configuration for a band, and I'll be the drummer."

(End of this chapter)