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

"Eek!? Wait a minute... Pfft!? Wasn't this supposed to be an NG (Not Allowed) action?!"

The guard, whose hair was being rubbed by Chang Rong, suddenly roared and pounced on the white-haired boy, pinning him to the hospital bed and groping him all over again, accompanied by hissing sounds.

—No, that's not right. My sister isn't self-destructing; it's that her 'desire has surpassed her fear of death'... Isn't that even worse?!

"No! This is going to happen, I'm really going to go!! (referring to the fact that I'm about to be sent to the afterlife to find Meruru's Paradise Creation)"

Finally, after Chang Rong desperately struggled and wriggled in the area, she managed to get the headband-wearing guard back to his senses before he was released from his suffering, and he calmed down again.

—This older sister is quite something.

As Chang Rong tried to straighten her tattered, disheveled clothes, which looked as if they had been violated, she thought to herself.

Although she hasn't regained her memories, Chang Rong has already deeply realized how terrifying Kurobe Nanoha Kaori is.

As for Nanoha Kaori, when Chang Rong asked her older sister if she knew why Nanoha Kaori covered her face and ran away whenever she saw her, the headband guard simply shook her head.

It was truly amazing. Even though it couldn't make any expressions, Chang Rong could read a certain emotion in its head-shaking—a deep, speechless feeling.

"Is this little fish really my sister?" — This feeling of speechlessness.

It seems that the relationship between Nanoha and her sister is quite complicated... There are more and more mysteries, but ultimately it's a matter between the sisters and has nothing to do with me.

I took a walk around before breakfast, and ended up getting a huge boost in the caretaker's favorability rating. Isn't that ridiculous?

However, whether it was Meruru or Nanoha, they were just chance encounters. Chang Rong's original target for today was Natsume An'an.

The previous interaction in the art studio confirmed one thing: An'an's mental state was indeed 'very unstable,' just as Coco and the others had said. Chang Rong was worried that An'an might remain depressed after what happened yesterday, so she wanted to spend more time with her.

I originally wanted to go there yesterday, but Hiro said I needed time to calm down. It's been a whole night now, so I should have calmed down by now.

Chang Rong quickly realized it was almost breakfast time, so she decided to go to the cafeteria to meet up with everyone and check on An An's situation.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, there weren't many people in the restaurant itself, but there was a lot of noise coming from the direction of the kitchen. Following the sound, Chang Rong saw Emma and Hannah cooking.

"Hmm, it's not my own kitchen, so it feels really strange using it..."

The pink and white-haired girl, Emma Sakura, muttered weakly as she washed the rice in the pot.

"It's much better than queuing up at a public kitchen and waiting for a stove, and breakfast doesn't need to be fancy. As long as it provides calories and protein, that's enough. The key is that it's cheap and convenient!"

A blonde girl with pigtails, wearing a gorgeous emerald green lace dress, covered her hair and rolled up her sleeves as she cracked eggs one by one into a frying pan.

What a peaceful and happy scene! This is exactly what I want!

"Good morning, Emma, ​​Hannah," Chang Rong greeted the two with a satisfied look on her face.

"Ah, Chang Rongjun...! Well, good morning! You... um, how were you last night...?"

Upon seeing Chang Rong, Sakura Emma immediately approached him, cautiously and nervously inquiring about his sleep last night.

"Hmm? Not bad, it's just that my lower back gets a little sore after a while—"

"Eh?! It's been so long, my back is aching... You, you beast, no, you're worse than a beast...!"

"Waaaaah, so it really was like that... Well, that's right..."

Upon hearing Chang Rong's reply, Tono Hannah instantly floated up, her hair standing on end, and she kept hitting Chang Rong with her hair. Sakura Emma, ​​standing to the side, also visibly became dejected, a layer of black mist appeared on her forehead, and white bone-like wings were faintly revealed behind her.

[Beep beep beep~ It seems there's a panic sell-off of favorability points for the upcoming witch~]

Why is my affection level suddenly decreasing?!

"Wait, wait a minute, stop hitting me...! Sleeping on the sofa for too long will make your back ache... Is that some kind of lame, low-class behavior? I get it, a true Sigma man, even if he's sleeping on a washboard, will never utter a sound until he wakes up and sheds tears of blood, right!"

"What... wait, sleeping on the sofa?" Tono Hannah blinked, surprised by the unexpected words.

"Yes, although I was holding Coco at first, my legs went numb very quickly... In the end, I could only carefully settle Coco on the bed and then sleep on the sofa," Chang Rong said while rubbing her lower back.

"Is that so...! Hmm, that's true, who would do this or that on their first day in this unfamiliar prison environment? Emma, ​​you're mistaken!"

"Kiang!? Is it...my fault...?"

Tono Hannah pulled out a folding fan and hurriedly covered half of her cheek, while Emma, ​​who had been suddenly blamed, made an adorable sound effect of being hit. Tono Unaga's abrupt betrayal caught Sakuraba Gentoku completely off guard.

Although the two looked somewhat flustered, their expressions were much more relaxed and happy than before.

[Beep beep beep~ The prospective witches have reversed a panic sell-off]

...What does that mean?

It seems I'm not a guru at all. The stock market has its own ideas, and I can't understand its ups and downs at all.

"By the way, Emma Hannah, have you seen An An? I didn't see her in the cafeteria just now."

"An'an...? Hmm, although I don't know why Chang Rongjun suddenly asked about An'an-chan, I remember when I woke up this morning, An'an-chan and Noah-chan didn't seem to be fully awake and were still lying in bed."

When Emma Sakura heard An An's name, she hissed like a puppy, but she quickly reverted to her usual soft, innocent, and adorable self, pondering her memories of waking up as she responded.

"Not fully awake... Is it due to lack of sleep?" Chang Rong's expression was somewhat serious. It seemed that what happened yesterday had a huge impact on An An, causing her to have nightmares and suffer from insomnia last night. That must be it.

In that case, I need to go and talk to An'an as soon as possible. I can't let her get caught up in internal strife alone, or she'll turn into that furry mess again.

"Hey hey, Hannah, Hannah, look! 14 times the size of a compressed bun! It grows bigger and taller just by getting it wet!" "If you waste food again, you're out of here!!"

Shirley Tachibana walked over with a diamond in her hand, but judging from their conversation, the diamond seemed to be some kind of steamed bun polymer.

"Honestly, this is supposed to be great emergency rations, but I think Hannah knows absolutely nothing about it—oh, it's Chang Rong! Want to try my newly invented portable carb black hole?"

—Names have become more unstable and destructive…!

Shirley Tachibana also noticed Chang Rong. She happily came over and asked him with her carefree and nonchalant smile.

"No, no, no, this energy should be fed to the Seer..." Chang Rong hurriedly waved his hand, such delicacies were not something he was worthy of using, someone, change it to Liang Zi.

"Ugh, this is so boring," Shirley Tachibana said, pouting as if throwing a tantrum.

"By the way, Chang Rong, is your confessional room ready for use yet?" Blue-haired guy suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile again.

"Hmm... I reckon it'll be officially usable after noon today. Is there anything Sherry wants to confess?"

"Yes, yes! I want to repent, I'm guilty!" "Wasting food is indeed a sin!"

Shirley Tachibana raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, while Hannah complained and grumbled beside her.

"I—I should have continued to atone and repent forever, but... -Your wife's guilt seal-:b?《a flow Hmm, I seem to have forgotten who I should be atoning for. Hehehe~ Chang Rong, why don't you join the detective agency to help me solve this case~?"

Shirley Tachibana smiled, scratched her head, and extended an invitation to the boy in front of her.

“Detective agency…” Chang Rong blinked. Such a familiar word, such a nostalgic word.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about this kind of thing in the kitchen. Get out, get out, you're in the way!" "Eh? Am I really such a nuisance, Sherry-chan~?"

Although she didn't know the specifics, she sensed that the atmosphere between the two was somewhat subtle, so Tono Hannah quickly interrupted the conversation.

Just as Chang Rong left the kitchen to go to the prison cell to find Natsume An'an—

"...Uh...uh...uh..."

"Um, are you alright...?"

As soon as Chang Rong stepped out, he saw the 'bad girl' Arisa Fujito, who was squatting at the restaurant entrance, her head buried in her arms and completely covered by her hood, looking like a hedgehog.

"Huh...? Never mind me, I'll kill you—uh, no... I... I'm sorry."

When Arisa Zifang heard Chang Rong's concerned question, she instinctively raised her head and breathed on him. But when she saw the face of the white-haired boy in front of her and his sincere gray eyes, her breath caught in her throat halfway through. In the end, she could only shrink her head even deeper and apologize in a low, muffled voice.

Arisa Wisteria, whose taboo is 'being unconditionally forgiven', is a girl with a sharp exterior but a delicate heart.

"I know, I know! Arisa must have gotten stuck because she was using both hands simultaneously. At times like this, we just need to give her a good beating—"

"Waaaaah, calm down, Sherry!?"

Shirley Tachibana, who had somehow followed along, raised her fist, stuck out her tongue, and made a cute face, as if she was about to use Slavic Repair on Arisa. Chang Rong was so frightened that he rushed over to stop her.

Hmm, this scene of a conflict caused by Arisa, followed by Sherry Tachibana finishing it off with a single punch, seems familiar...

"S-So what's wrong, Arisa? I'm a trainee priest, so please tell me what's wrong!"

Chang Rong patted his chest and asked Arisa with a smile what was troubling him.

"...because of that"

Arisa pointed to the wall to the side, where a piece of paper was pasted:

[Kitchen, a restricted area, is off-limits to Arisa Wisteria]

"Uh……"

How should I put it...? I feel like I can't even say a single comforting word.

Volume 1: Thanks to Li Jiayu, the embodiment of pure love, for her 1600 razor blades.

Honestly, I really don't know how to thank you enough... How about you send me your address, and I'll come over and give you a back massage in women's clothing?

I'm so incredibly touched! I'm so grateful! I feel like this year, even when facing my parents' scolding, I can proudly show them the record of your feedings and defiantly argue back.

Wishing you a Happy New Year in advance!

It would be better if it were 18.

I love you (*'v｀)

Volume 1: Thanks to Doubi686 for the donation, and Youcha for the Silver Treasure Chest.

Thank you so much for your continued support, I'm really happy to have your appreciation!

It seems like 686 has given us another silver treasure chest and 550 blades, making it 12.5 updates in total.

I also want to thank Youcha for those two timely blows, which perfectly shattered my 4K dream. I'm extremely grateful...

The user "Youcha" donated a silver treasure chest, so there are a total of 16.5 updates.

Including the previous ones, there are a total of 34.5 updates...

Honestly, I probably won't be able to update as frequently as before during the ten-odd days of the Lunar New Year holiday... I'll continue to work hard on writing after the holiday.

Thank you again to 686 and Youcha for your support and donations. Listen to me, thank you. Because of you, the author in this struggling community has found warmth.

Thanks to the experts and everyone who supported me all the way to 100 million words, this year is truly going to be an awesome Year of the Horse. I am extremely grateful.