Oh no! They all seem a bit off!

Chapter 155 Akizuki Makoto Sees the True Form
"Jimbocho and Shinjuku..."

Qiu Yuecheng pondered that Ji Yexue had provided a great deal of information, with many points that could be interpreted.

However, the only certainty, and the most important point of doubt, is probably why Shiraishi Rin lives in a single apartment building near Shinjuku-Toyama Park.

It's strange that she doesn't live with her family or in a high-end apartment building in a prime location, but instead condescends to live in a single-person rental apartment that costs tens of thousands of yen a month.

"Speaking of which, Shiraishi said something strange to me today."

After thinking for a while, Akizuki Makoto shared the information and clues he had obtained.

“She told me to find the real her, and I’ve been thinking about that all morning, wondering what it really means.”

"It means exactly what it says."

Ji Yexue answered without hesitation, "She's already made it quite obvious, isn't she? She's saying she has a split personality, a mental illness."

"is that so……"

Akizuki Makoto frowned, sensing that things wouldn't be that simple.

If it's a case of dual personality, then where did Shiraishi Rin, who originally had a nasty personality, go?

It seems that we haven't seen Shiraishi Rin's nasty side all week.

Furthermore, why would her dual personality cause her legs to heal?
And why would she live in a single apartment near Toyama Park?
"There's no use in overthinking now. I'll pay more attention later."

After Ji Yexue made this conclusion, Qiuyue Cheng could only suppress his doubts for the time being and start eating lunch.

As Ji Yexue said, his current overthinking is only making things harder for himself. He still has too few clues and needs to learn more.

Akizuki Makoto would never forget the prompt given when the system issued the task.

If it were as simple as schizophrenia or dual personality, Tongzi wouldn't have defined this task as extremely difficult and warned him that something bad might happen.

However, he didn't take the so-called "bad thing" seriously.

Even if things aren't good, can't they be worse than what happened with Shimizu Rei?
After lunch, Akizuki Makoto and Hime Yuki parted ways and returned to their respective classrooms.

When he entered the classroom, Shiraishi Rin and Shiina Maki hadn't arrived yet; the two of them had left together, presumably to go find Niijima Rie.

"Dual personality...?"

Makoto Akizuki couldn't help but start to think about this possibility, but he always felt that the logic didn't hold up, and Shiraishi Rin's behavior didn't seem like that of a split personality.

Thus, not only in the morning, but also in the afternoon, and even during afternoon club activities, his mind was filled with thoughts of Shiraishi Rin.

……

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

On their way home, Dongzi looked up at her brother, who seemed lost in thought, and whispered, "Your expression is very serious."

"Ah...sorry."

Akizuki Makoto immediately snapped out of his daze, and the jumbled thoughts in his mind vanished without a trace at the sound of Fuyuko's gentle question.

"It's okay, Dongzi doesn't blame her brother."

Dongzi shook her head and asked, "Is there something troubling you, brother? You can tell Dongzi anything. Dongzi will try to help you."

"It's nothing, I'm just a little concerned about a classmate... You've met her, she's the one who took you to the performance last Saturday, her name is Shiraishi Rin."

Afterwards, Akizuki Makoto briefly explained the cause and effect to Fuyuko, as well as the points of doubt he had.

As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. He is now deeply involved, and all his questions seem like a fog.

But if it were Dongzi, with her keen mind, she might be able to discover something different.

"Well……"

Dongzi frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "Then there might be two Shiraishi sisters. Their personalities are so different."

"two?"

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Makoto was immediately taken aback; he seemed to have never imagined such a possibility existed.

After all, it's too absurd and outrageous. Even if you think of it, you'll immediately reject it and subconsciously ignore it.

But he seemed to have forgotten that this was a world with a system and superpowers from hentai anime, so even if something outrageous happened, it wouldn't be surprising.

"Two Shiraishi Rin..."

Qiu Yuecheng muttered to himself, as if struck by lightning, a current surged through his spine and shot straight to the top of his head.

He thought of what Shiraishi Rin had said to him that morning, and suddenly felt as if the clouds had parted and the light had appeared.

The true meaning of the phrase "find the real me" can be interpreted as having two Shiraishi Rin, which seems quite reasonable.

Originally, he had been speculating about a hidden side, but now it seems that Shiraishi Rin's hint was exactly what it said.

Therefore, it seems reasonable that she would live in a single apartment in Toyama Park.

Although one question has been answered, more questions have arisen.

For example, if there were two Shiraishi Rin, why is it this current, well-behaved Shiraishi Rin who appears in front of them?

Where did the original, ill-tempered Shiraishi Rin go? And what happened to her leg?

"...Perhaps, the Jimbocho apartment is the answer."

Makoto Akizuki suddenly thought of two more addresses. If Shinjuku-Toyama Park was where Shiraishi Rin, who was now standing in front of them, lived, then the original Shiraishi Rin should have been in Jimbocho.

They must have arranged to meet every evening, but the reason for the meeting and what they did are unknown.

"Let's go to Jimbocho."

Akizuki Makoto secretly made up his mind. He looked at Fuyuko beside him and said gently, "Fuyuko, something suddenly came up. Could you have dinner with Shiina tonight?"

"Yes, Dongzi will wait obediently for her brother to come back."

Dongzi nodded obediently and smiled, showing no sign of reluctance.

after all……

She deliberately inspired her brother to go to Jimbocho.

She had anticipated everything.

"Then I'll take you home first."

Makoto Akizuki quickened his pace, hurriedly dropping Fuyuko off at her apartment building before hailing a taxi and heading to Jimbocho in Chiyoda Ward.

He remembered the exact location of the luxury apartment building that Shiraishi Rin was going to, so he immediately told the driver to drive there.

What would normally be a half-hour drive was reduced to twenty minutes thanks to Akizuki Makoto's urging, and that was during the evening rush hour.

As the taxi driver drove to the upscale apartment building in Jimbocho, a black Honda sedan happened to drive up from the side and parked steadily at the foot of the building.

As the car door opened, the person that Akizuki Makoto had so desperately wanted to see appeared right before his eyes.

"Shiraishi..."

Qiu Yuecheng's eyes widened, surprised by the coincidence of running into her. After a brief moment of stunned silence, he paid the fare, got out of the car, and strode forward, calling out loudly:

"Shiraishi!"

"?!"

The moment he called out, Shiraishi Rin, who was about to enter the lobby of the apartment building, suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around in disbelief, and stared in astonishment at Akizuki Makoto, who was running towards her step by step.

Akizuki Makoto approached Shiraishi Rin, took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions within him, and said, "I have found the real you."

"Akizuki-kun..."

Shiraishi Rin was still somewhat incredulous. She hadn't expected Akizuki Makoto to get to the truth so quickly, and to find her at just the right moment.

Doesn't this mean that she has no way to explain anything anymore, no way to resist, and can only obediently surrender and take Qiuyue Cheng up with her?
"I didn't expect you to find me so quickly, Akizuki-kun."

Shiraishi Rin gave a bitter smile, deflated like a punctured balloon, and said dejectedly, "Things have come to this point, I can't hide it from you anymore, come with me."

"Yes..."

Akizuki Makoto paused, carefully considering his words, before finally choosing to get straight to the point: "Are you going to see Shiraishi Rin, the one I knew before?"

"Ah."

Shiraishi Rin nodded, then turned around, walked into the apartment, and pressed the elevator button.

At this point, Akizuki Makoto fell silent, realizing that the atmosphere was not conducive to conversation.

They remained silent and took the elevator all the way to the twenty-second floor.

Just as he took out his key to unlock the door, Shiraishi Rin suddenly said, "Akizuki-kun, you should go back."

Although she prayed that Akizuki Makoto could save them, when the moment actually came, she began to worry again: was it really a good thing to involve Akizuki Makoto in this?

Does he really have the ability to end the weekly cycle and restore everything to normal?

"Now that I'm here, it means I'm prepared for the worst."

Akizuki Makoto shook his head and said firmly, "I know what kind of person Shiraishi Rin is. Let me see her."

"..."

Shiraishi Rin silently opened the door, then stood to one side, letting Akizuki Makoto enter first.

After taking a deep breath, Akizuki Makoto resolutely walked into the entrance hall, and then, led by Shiraishi Rin, went deep into the interior and arrived at the main room at the innermost part.

This time, he took the initiative to step forward, put his hand on the doorknob, pressed down hard, and then pushed the door open.

The interior was dark, with the doors and windows tightly closed, as if it were nighttime, making it impossible to see anything inside.

If it weren't for the faint, warm yellow light emanating from the bedside table in the center of the room, dispelling the darkness, the room would have been so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Shiraishi."

Akizuki Makoto's gaze was fixed on the hazy figure appearing on the luxurious princess bed, and he called out softly.

"Who—?!"

Upon hearing that voice, which was both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar, Shiraishi Rin, who was lying on the bed, suddenly sat up and looked at the two people standing at the door of the main room.

Although she couldn't see clearly because of the dim light, the tall, slender figure was undoubtedly the one she remembered as the person she saw as hope.

At that moment, she was overjoyed and shouted excitedly, "Haha, well done! Well done! I've been waiting for you! It's been so long!"

"Long time no see..."

Akizuki murmured, the familiar tone matching the wicked Shiraishi Rin from his memory.

But one by one
She looks completely different now than before.

In the past, Shiraishi Rin, despite her terrible personality, was undoubtedly pure and cute in appearance. As long as she didn't open her mouth, she was definitely a beautiful girl.

But now, Shiraishi Rin, lying on the bed wearing a thin black lace nightgown, looked haggard and listless, and her hair was a bit messy.

Overwhelmed with excitement and joy, her expression became somewhat distorted, like a drowning person grasping at a straw, revealing a sense of frenzy.

It's hard to imagine what happened during this time to cause such a drastic change in her appearance.

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Akizuki Makoto asked in confusion, "So, what's going on? Why are there two of you?"

"Don't refer to that person as me! She's a fake! A clone!"

Like someone who'd stepped on a cat's tail, Shiraishi Rin instantly bristled, yelling shrilly, "I will never accept her! Make her disappear! I've had enough!"

"...Let me explain."

Standing beside Akizuki Makoto, Shiraishi Rin looked at the main body, which had already gone mad, and couldn't bear it, so she explained the whole story.

The myriad questions in Akizuki Makoto's heart were finally answered.

At the same time, he was deeply shocked, and a feeling of disbelief and disbelief enveloped his heart.

After hearing this, he was stunned for a long time and remained speechless.

The complexity and twisted nature of the situation far exceeded his imagination.

The weekly cycle of birth and death, along with the constant draining of his life force—a vampire-like setup—felt incredibly cruel to him.

"Got it? Make her disappear quickly. Kill her or do whatever you want to her, as long as she doesn't reappear, do whatever you want."

Shiraishi Rin, the real body, shouted loudly, her voice filled with hatred and disgust.

The existence of the clone filled her heart with dark emotions every single moment.

This emotion was constantly burning in her mind, making her furious.

"How could I possibly do something like that?"

Akizuki Makoto wore a bitter smile. The system he could rely on most was now useless, and he really couldn't think of a solution.

The system not only requires him to uncover the truth, but also to resolve the anomalies occurring to Shiraishi Rin; only then can the reward be calculated.

"Huh? You don't have any solution?"

Shiraishi Rin flew into a rage, yelling, "You're my last hope! Get me started! If I die, she won't survive either. Are you going to just stand by and watch her die?"

"Still as awful as ever..."

Akizuki Makoto clutched his head in pain, while Shiraishi Rin's inner darkness had deepened even further than before.

I'm afraid that all other abnormal women combined are far inferior to Shiraishi Rin.

If everyone else is darkness, then Shiraishi Rin is a bottomless abyss.

Anyone who gets close to her will fall into an abyss of misfortune.

The reason she lives alone in Jimbocho is precisely because of this.

Even her parents can't stand her now.

(End of this chapter)