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Chapter 335 Ikuno's Confession, Zero Two's Inner Demon

Yu Nai pushed Ichigo down onto the bed, placed her hands on either side of Ichigo's head, and looked at Ichigo lying on the bed, saying, "At that time, I thought the same thing as '9': I slapped that guy to cover it up."

"What is the same thing?" Ichigo asked.

Yu Nai said, "FRANXX requires a man and a woman to drive together. I wish such a troublesome system didn't exist."

"Ikuno." Ichigo didn't know what to say.

"But then I realized that no matter how troublesome it is, if I deny it, I won't be myself anymore, and Ichigo won't be Ichigo anymore." Ikuno said, looking at Ichigo with affection, and gently stroking Ichigo's face with one hand. "I don't want to become like that." With that, she leaned down and hugged Ichigo.

"Seriously, I'm in a dead end," Yu Nai said, her voice trembling with tears.

"How are you feeling?" Ichigo asked.

"I like you, Ichigo," Ikuno said.

Hearing Ikuno's confession, Ichigo was shocked. Coming to her senses, Ichigo asked, "Why me?"

"Because you gave me my name," Yu Nai said.

Ichigo remembered that when they were little, because Hiroki had taken the lead in naming them, almost all the children in that small room had their own names. Ikuno squatted there alone, looking at the three numbers on the ground: 1, 9, and 6.

A little boy next to him looked at the three numbers and said, "Ihei, Ihei."

The little girl next to her, upon hearing the name, covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "How strange."

While Ikuno was still silent, Ichigo walked over and squatted down in front of Ikuno, slightly rearranging the 6. "Ikuno, this is Ikuno now."

Ikuno was shocked. She looked up and saw Ichigo radiating light.

At that moment, Ichigo was like a radiant sun, its light enveloping Ikuno completely. The radiant sun illuminated Ikuno from that dark corner and brought her out.

"You probably think that's all there is to it," Yuu said, propping herself up and looking at Ichigo's face. "But from that day on, I've only been looking at you."

Ichigo stared in shock at Ikuno's affectionate gaze. Ikuno touched Ichigo's hair clip and said, "This, wasn't it changed not long ago?"

Ichigo was shocked again. Yuu-no noticed even this small detail? This new hair clip was one that Xiao-wu made for Ichigo when she went to the Hundred Flowers Garden. At the time, Xiao-wu and the others said that this hair clip had a very important function, but they wouldn't say what that function was.

"Mmm," Ichigo replied.

"I would notice something like this too. Did you lose the old one, or did someone give you a new one?" Yu Nai asked.

Ichigo was shocked. How could Ikuno still notice that she had changed to the exact same hair clip? And how could she deduce all this from just a hair clip?

"Isn't it disgusting? I'm easily jealous of people who think they have the right to stand next to you just because they're a guy. I want to possess you all the time, which is so willful and troublesome, isn't it? Why am I like this? I hate myself like this..." As she spoke, Yuu Nai started to cry.

Seeing Ikuno like this now, Ichigo feels the same way. She's just like me back then.

Ichigo reached out and stroked Ikuno's cheek, then sat up straight and hugged her. Ikuno was a little taken aback. Ichigo stroked Ikuno's hair as she comforted her, "Even if it's troublesome, it's okay. If we're talking about trouble, I'm pretty much the same. We're all troublesome, but lately I've started to think that's not so bad. Maybe it's this accumulation of little things that proves we're truly alive."

Moved by Ichigo's words, Yu Nai said with a sob in her voice, "I definitely won't give up right away, I definitely won't give up right away."

"I know," Berry said.

"Ichigo, thank you," Ikuno said.

……

As the sun set, Zhu Mu took a brush and began painting the wall.

Taihe was outside, painting a blue base color on the walls and then drawing patterns on it. Jingchen and Xin were also painting in the corridor on the other side. Since they were going to paint anyway, Jingchen thought they might as well paint some landscapes. Everyone came to help, wanting to make the dormitory more beautiful and more luxurious.

In the future, holding the camera high, Ichigo grabbed Ikuno's hand and rushed out the door. Tai adjusted the camera, waved and said, "Well then, let's take the picture." After saying that, he pressed the button, quickly ran into the crowd, the countdown ended, and the group photo of the thirteen cities was born.

Night fell, and Ling Er was alone in her room. She picked up a pen, placed it on the drawing paper, then picked it up again, unsure what to draw. After thinking for a while, still unsure, she looked at the drawings beside her. She picked up one: a princess and a prince, the prince kneeling on one knee, kissing the princess's hand. And the next one…

Suddenly, Zero Two heard a scream. She looked up to see a cloud of black mist rapidly spreading out before her. A hand suddenly emerged from the mist, followed by a second, then a third… The first person to crawl out of the mist was none other than Zero Two's partner from when Jing Chen first encountered her! But now, this person's eyes were bloodshot, and after emerging from the mist, she crawled towards Zero Two. The others followed suit, crawling out of the mist and towards Zero Two.

Hands grabbed Zero Two's feet, hands, body, and hair. Their purpose seemed clear and simple: to drag Zero Two into the abyss.

boom!

With a deafening roar, all those who had been holding onto Zero Two were blasted away. Zero Two raised his hand to shield himself from the smoke and dust. As the smoke cleared, he could vaguely make out what appeared to be a person within the smoke. When the smoke completely dissipated, Zero Two saw clearly—it was Jing Chen!

"Darling!" Zero Two exclaimed in surprise.

Jing Chen turned his head slightly and said to Ling Er behind him, "Don't worry, Ling Er, I'll take care of things here."

Jing Chen narrowed his eyes, looking at the inhuman, ghostly figures before him, and coldly snorted, "You dare touch my people?"

But these people seemed to have no sense of reality. As soon as Jing Chen finished speaking, someone pounced on him.

Jing Chen dodged to the side and delivered a knee kick that struck the man squarely in the stomach, sending him flying. Jing Chen then grabbed the man's foot and threw him into the crowd.

"Anyone who touches me dies!"

As the word "death" was uttered, a murderous intent that solidified into a tangible form erupted. Jing Chen also realized that there was another person in the room, so this murderous intent was targeted at someone else.

The moment the killing intent was unleashed, the group of people froze. However, they neither left nor launched an attack, and the two sides remained locked in a stalemate.

But Jing Chen wasn't about to let them off so easily. His right hand behind his back, a katana instantly appeared at his waist. Jing Chen gripped the hilt, and the katana slowly drew out, a blinding light flashing out, causing everyone in the room to instinctively close their eyes.

"Greedy, eat up."

A gigantic figure wielding a katana appeared behind Jing Chen. The figure's eyes emitted a blood-red light.

The group of people seemed to have seen the most terrifying thing in the world, and they ran backward in a panic. However, it was too late. A powerful attraction filled the entire room, and the group of people, powerless to resist, were all sucked in by the figure and swallowed whole.

Jing Chen put Greed back into its sheath, and Greed disappeared. Jing Chen turned around and smiled at Zero Two, saying, "Alright, they won't bother you anymore."

"Darling, how...how did you know?" Zero Two asked.

Jing Chen chuckled lightly, "Of course I have my own methods~"

(End of this chapter)