Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

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"Oh dear, I never expected the witch transformation process to be interrupted. This is truly a rare occurrence. However, the execution will proceed as planned, at least we won't have to work overtime. Please refrain from such behavior in the future; writing reports will be very troublesome. Now, please leave the courtroom in an orderly manner."

After confirming that everything was over, the warden hurriedly left the execution platform through the ventilation duct, while the huge target sank into the ground as its base flipped over.

As if nothing had happened, only scattered crimson butterflies danced in the center of the courtroom, witnessing the fate of a certain girl.

Volume 1: Chapter 19. Let me show you what real trash fish are!

Chang Rong didn't understand what the so-called 'witch transformation' meant at first. Even when he saw his fellow inmate Hiro suddenly go crazy while he was in jail, he just thought it was Hiro inexplicably breathing out air, even though Hiro did indeed like to breathe out air.

But when he witnessed Baosheng Mag's execution, Chang Rong personally experienced 'witchification'—this does not refer to the process of Baosheng Mag transforming into a witch in front of everyone, but rather the feeling of 'brain shutdown' that Chang Rong himself experienced when facing this process.

I don't know Baosheng Mag at all, and I have no idea that she exists. What did this girl who calls herself a con artist go through in the past? The answer will never be known.

Even so, when Chang Rong saw the scene of Bao Sheng Mag turning into a witch, he felt extremely angry.

Yes, anger. He didn't care why Baosheng Mag killed anyone, nor did he care about Baosheng Mag's twisted past and wounds.

Chang Rong is not a saint, nor is she sentimental enough to take such a risk for a girl she has only met once.

The only thing he cared about was that Baosheng Mag couldn't be executed as a 'witch'. That was the only thing that wouldn't do, absolutely not.

Before reason could regain control of her body, Chang Rong rushed forward, simply to try and prevent Bao Sheng Ma Ge from truly falling into the 'witch' trap.

How can one explain this behavior that is completely out of character? Chang Rong doesn't know. He only knows that he doesn't like it, he has never liked it, and every cell in his body dislikes the 'witch'.

【Rong, this is my 'original sin,' even so, do you still want to continue?】

The voice, seemingly close to my ear yet also from the other side of the sky, came through again.

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"Um... uh? What I just did was..."

—Did I just suddenly rush in? I'm lucky I survived being killed by the guards. Tsk, that uncontrollable impulse, is this what they call 'witch transformation'? It's terrifying…

Theoretically, this impulse should have some kind of 'trigger'. [Witch]—is it a witch? Could it be that this body was killed by a witch before, so it has a conditioned reflex to the concept of [witch]?

He had previously mocked Hiro for being a fanatical righteous man who would transform into the Great King Hiro of Bloodseeker City whenever witches were mentioned, but it turns out he was one of the people sitting at the same table as her.

This isn't my usual persona... Something must be wrong.

Hmm... I don't understand.

Shaking his head, Chang Rong finally managed to reload the driver for Gala into the wooden brain.

It seemed as if he was still in the courtroom. The stained glass windows on the walls no longer let in the setting sun, and the crystal chandelier overhead became the light source, illuminating the empty execution platform in front of him.

—We just took a life from above with our own hands, but now there's no trace of it.

Hey, Chang Rong... I love you!

Baoshengma Yige's words were exceptionally clear in Yi's mind. He was afraid he would never find the answer to the final deception of this sorcerer.

"Chang Rongjun..."

Sakura Emma's timid voice came from behind, interrupting Chang Rong's thoughts.

"Sorry, Sakura-kun, I think I was suddenly possessed—uh?"

Chang Rong tried her best to compose herself and turned to respond to Emma, ​​but as soon as she turned her head, she saw a bunch of people staring at her.

I glanced at them briefly and noticed that three or four of them had a dark, unyielding will in their eyes.

Two or three other people saw murderous intent in his eyes.

"Oh, right, I suddenly remembered I left my morals at the infirmary, I need to go back there first—ga!"

Seeing that the situation in Shaanxi was not good, Chang Rong, who was preparing to take a marathon, hadn't even taken a single step before he was pulled back by Xi Shiluo, who grabbed him by his overalls and instantly subdued him.

"You idiot rabbit—is your brain really filled with rabbit fur?!"

"I'm sorry, it was my fault. Please, have mercy and spare my life..."

"Do you know how dangerous your actions were? You almost lost your life!"

"Uh... eh?"

Seeing Nikaido Hiro glaring at him with extreme anger, Chang Rong was taken aback.

He really didn't expect Heero to be so angry about his 'witch-like impulsive charge' behavior, even though this guy himself is a Destroyer Mushroom in his stunt form.

Moreover, what angered Hiro didn't seem to be the trouble his actions caused, but rather the fact that his actions put 'Chang Rong' in danger.

“Wait, Hiro, this was my oversight! We’ve all witnessed the terror of the ‘Warden,’ they are definitely not beings we can easily contend with. But I didn’t tell you something so important, almost putting you in danger. It was my dereliction of duty, Chang Rong.”

Leia came over from the side, stopping Hiro from pinching the rabbit's head while apologizing to Chang Rong.

"No... this is my own fault. I don't know why I suddenly rushed forward, which almost caused serious consequences. There's no way I can shift the blame for that, but anyway, it's good that everyone is alright." Chang Rong honestly bowed his head and apologized to everyone.

As long as it's not work-related, honestly admitting mistakes is an essential quality of a mature social person. (If it's work-related, then you have to use any means necessary to shift the blame.)

Of course, the most important thing is that the witch trial is over. No matter what these girls think, at least I don't need to continue pretending to be the mastermind anymore, so I don't need to keep putting on a brave face and being stubborn.

"Having witnessed that scene firsthand, it's hardly fair to say I'm unharmed... By the way, are you, are you the mastermind behind this, Desuwa?" Tono Hannah's tone was somewhat downcast, but she quickly pointed to Chang Rong and questioned her anxiously.

"Even I would feel a little sad to be questioned like this by the young lady. If Miss Tono doesn't believe me, well... then you can do whatever you want with me!" Chang Rong pretended to be heartbroken and made a gesture of 'please do it quickly' towards Tono Hannah.

"Huh? No, no, I was just asking randomly because I couldn't believe what happened... Anyway, don't take it to heart!"

Tono Hannah was startled by Chang Rong's appearance and frantically tried to explain, but ultimately simply said that she was wrong.

—Hehe, this naive young lady is so easy to fool, even easier than that big dog in front of my house whose balls were chewed up.

"Stop pretending! You better be honest! Tell me now, are you in cahoots with the mastermind?! Why do you know about Meruru on Ice!"

Having just dealt with Tono Hannah, the white-haired girl 'Wisteria Arisa', wearing a tattered hood and mask, immediately approached angrily.

“Calm down, Arisa. Those words were just 'false testimony' he made up on the spot. Although using 'false testimony' in a witch trial is an extremely vile and shameful tactic, and it's not something a normal person would do, at least this guy's 'false testimony' led us to the right ending.” Hiro blocked Arisa's path and said in a relaxed tone.

—While I appreciate Hiro stepping in to help me out, isn't it a bit much to then dump all the blame on me?

"Uncle, although I think lying is wrong, Xiao Rong probably did it to protect Xiao hope, right? So there's no need to be too harsh on her, haha..."

"Hmm—I never asked this guy for help, it was just his own doing…!"

Milia, dressed provocatively like a hot girl, but actually exuding the air of a middle-aged good-natured person in both her verbal tic and behavior, also stepped in to smooth things over, while Hero, standing next to her, routinely breathed on her.

Everyone burst into laughter when they saw Hiro's sulky expression.

"No, no, wait a minute, you guys! Didn't we just agree to tie this guy up and interrogate him properly, to make him spill all the secrets he knows and is hiding? Why did it turn into this team-building atmosphere in the blink of an eye? And it's a team-building activity centered around this guy!"

Ze Du Ke Ke's voice, accompanied by her signature cat-ear headphones, burst forth. She loudly questioned everyone, asking why they had all surrendered before even fighting to the death. "You promised to commit suicide together, were you all just kidding me?"

"I'm more curious about why you've been targeting me like this, Sawatari-kun. Rhea-sama must have told me about my situation, right? I have absolutely no memory of what happened before, and I was released from my frozen state, which Tachibana-kun can attest to—where is she?"

Chang Rong originally wanted to have Tachibana Sherry, who called herself a detective, come forward to testify, but after looking around, she found that she had already disappeared.

“Xiao Xue said she saw some beetles, so she went to the front yard to catch some,” Milissa replied with a sigh.

...He's a genius in every sense of the word.

"Uh... Anyway, no matter how you look at it, it's really strange for a man to be mixed in with a bunch of 'prospective witches'! And I've never seen you from 'the other me's' perspective... Anyway, am I right, Kurobe Nanoha Kaoru—Nanoha Kaoru?"

"..."

Coco looked at the mysterious female sniper that Chang Rong feared most, trying to get her agreement, but Kurobe Nanoha didn't say anything, just stared at Chang Rong in silence.

Those light gray eyes were fixed on Chang Rong, as if trying to extract some answer from him.

"I'll keep an eye on you"—that's definitely what the mysterious sniper girl is trying to say. If she does anything weird next time, Kurobe Nanoha will definitely run towards her while yelling "surprise, damn it!" accompanied by a "dudududu" background music.

—It's still so scary…! I have absolutely no idea what's going on in this guy's head. He's like that kind of quiet, friendless guy who suddenly shows up to school with a guitar case and tells his deskmate, the only person who ever picked up his eraser for him, "You should go home next class." He's like a terrifying outcast…!

Keycap Coco could at least vaguely understand her thought process, but this girl named Kurobe Nanoha was completely clueless about what she was thinking. Yet, that subtle sense of déjà vu made Chang Rong somewhat intrigued by her.

"Noah doesn't understand, but he doesn't dislike Chang Rong."

As always, the little girl with the leaky jacket approached Chang Rong with a slightly dazed and adorable expression.

"As long as they don't bother us, we can't be bothered with those things."

The sleepy, furry girl held up a sign that read the following.

"W-what's going on?! How come I'm the villain now?!"

The seemingly unbreakable "Abnormal Weeping Rongjiu Alliance" was broken upon contact, which made Ze Du Ke Ke stare wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Hehehe, now the balance of power has shifted! Zedu Coco, how do you feel? How do you feel!" Seeing the keycap that had been targeting him suffer a setback, Chang Rong instantly inflated like a balloon, bursting into laughter as he leaned in to mock him.

"I can make Hiro obediently support me with just a word, and I can make Rhea fawn over me with a few compliments. I can also order that stupid young lady around at will. What can you do against me? Hehe, you're just a nobody~ a nobody—wait, what a nobody!"

As Chang Rong was talking, she realized that she was getting further and further away from Ze Du Ke Ke. When she turned around, she found that it was Shiro Rhea, Hannah and the other two who were pulling her around the corner, each with one hand on her.

For some reason, all three of them were in a black-faced, brooding mode. But Chang Rong didn't need to understand what that meant.

When the voice of a miscellaneous fish and shrimp came from the corner, everyone looked at each other.

"Uncle, I feel... Xiao Rong really doesn't seem like a bad guy, haha..."

"Well, there's still a possibility of something going on...? Although it's hard to imagine that this guy is involved in something," Ze Du Ke Ke muttered to herself while recording.

To mock himself for being a nobody, he actually did something even more despicable than a nobody himself? Hajirong, you... you're terrifying!

A few minutes later—

"Hiro-chan, Changrong-kun, he..."

Seeing Hiro remove his gloves as he left the courtroom, Emma Sakura immediately gave chase.