People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

"Nanami, do you know who this Hatsune Miku is? And where is she?"

"Huh? Why are you asking this? Isn't her identity a huge threat to you?"

"But she is, after all, a member of the Toyokawa family..."

"Don't be as childish as your father, okay?!" Nanami Natsuki seized the opportunity. "I won't tell you who Hatsune Miku is. That involves the privacy of one of my guests, and it's not something you should be concerned about."

"..."

After a long silence, Nanami Natsuki even thought that Xiao Xiang on the other end of the phone had already hung up.

"Okay, you bastard... I shouldn't have had any expectations of you."

Shoko Toyokawa was unable to get the answer she wanted, especially since the other party clearly knew but refused to tell her, and this sense of defeat filled her with despair.

Why is Nanami Natsuki such a witch? If only she had any humanity at all!

She really wished she hadn't run into Nanami Natsuki at the police station that day, and even more so, she wished she hadn't been so weak and fallen into Nanami Natsuki's trap step by step.

Her life has been completely disrupted. She knows things she shouldn't know, yet she can't fully explore them or know all the details.

She doesn't even know who she is now. Sometimes she needs to act as the father, and sometimes she suddenly returns to her own body to take care of her physiological needs...

"However, as compensation, I can provide you with the location where Su Shi will appear."

"Really?"

"Okay, come to RiNG around noon tomorrow. You'll see Su Shi then. By the way, although Li Xi works here, she's not on duty tomorrow, so the only people you'll see are me and Su Shi."

"What price do I need to pay?"

"A price? There's no price to pay."

Toyokawa Shoko was taken aback. "Are you really that kind? What... what is your purpose?"

"I don't have any ulterior motive. By the way, let me give you a friendly reminder: don't be fooled by how eager you are to seek forgiveness from Su Shi now, and how humble you seem. But once your guilt towards Su Shi disappears in 10 days, who knows what you might do to our innocent classmate Su Shi."

"No, impossible! How could I possibly do something like that and turn my back on you?!"

"Really? How exactly did Crychic disband? That's so strange... *sigh*"

"You! I said I can't, and that's final! You just wait!!!"

After hanging up the phone, Xiangzi remained standing there, repeating the phrase "I'm not a little Xiangzi who breathes on things," but she no longer had the confidence she had before.

Is this the helpless despair a father feels when he's about to revert to his颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, dispirited, or decadent) state...?

Chapter 25 Nanami Natsuki might be my aunt! (1/2)

In fact, the double blow he was facing had left Xiangzi completely at a loss about what to do in the future.

The first blow was that Su Shi had already forgotten her, and no matter what she did to make amends, she could not gain his approval.

The second blow came from the people she met and the things she heard today.

"So-called sense of justice... In order to bring the child who should have been given a proper status back to the Toyokawa family, he angered his grandfather and was kicked out of the house by his father-in-law, whom he once both respected and feared, for such a ridiculous reason."

Xiangzi's worldview collapsed dramatically on this day.

Her maternal grandfather was the real culprit. Her seemingly incompetent and degenerate father was actually upholding his consistent integrity from beginning to end.

But this same father... had truly brought her too much disappointment and resentment in the past.

She didn't know who to hate anymore; in fact, she felt that the only person she hated most right now was herself.

"What should I do...?"

If others saw a grown man crying like this, they would probably laugh their heads off. After all, they wouldn't know that this man, who should be shouldering more family responsibilities, is actually just a 15-year-old girl whose life has been ruined by too many uncontrollable factors.

Xiangzi thought of that gothic girl again, of her undisguised malice towards him, and of Nanami Natsuki, whose face was clearly cute and delicate, yet always made people want to beat her up.

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A terrible idea suddenly popped into Xiangzi's mind.

Could it be... that Nanami Natsuki is her aunt? Or that Nanami Natsuki is just a pseudonym, and her real name is actually Nanami Hatsune?!

The reason she had a conflict with her father was probably because he hadn't kept his promise to "bring her back to the Toyokawa family," and the reason he complained about his affairs to her was because she was originally a member of the Toyokawa family.

However, in order not to arouse suspicion, the father and Nanami pretended to be strangers to each other from beginning to end.

Nanami Natsuki's malice towards her stems from the fact that she is the future heir of the Toyokawa family, while Nanami Natsuki can only leave the Toyokawa family and live alone. Out of jealousy over the huge difference in their current situations, Nanami Natsuki targets Nanami Natsuki in every way, and Nanami Natsuki's father also becomes the target of her venting.

"And... Nanami wasn't shocked by Hatsune's existence; she just kept trying to stop me from exploring the secrets behind it."

So how did she find out about this? And why wasn't she willing to use the information I wanted to know as bait to continue teasing me?

Because... this is Nanami Natsuki's final line...

No, no, no, this kind of conjecture is too terrible, and there is no more direct evidence from beginning to end. She can't have recognized herself as an aunt before she has even solved the problems that can be solved at hand.

Xiangzi picked up her phone, hesitating whether to call Qihai again to ask, but just then, her phone rang.

[Shiina Tatsuki requests a call...]

"Li hope?"

A LINE call request from Lixi suddenly popped up on her phone, startling Xiangzi, who was still debating whether to call Nanami.

"Why would she call me... No, I can't answer the phone right now, it'll give me away."

Shoko Toyokawa rejected the call request outright and tapped the virtual keyboard, but she didn't know what to say.

[Shiina Tatsuki: Shoko, do you know what Suze said to me today?]

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko had a bad feeling.

[Shiina Tatsuki: She contacted you many times before, right? But you never responded to her, right? Now... it seems she's decided to forget everything from the past. Don't you have anything to say about that?]

Toyokawa Shoko's arm trembled slightly, but she still didn't know how to explain it to Riki.

After a long while, Lixi sent another message:

[Shiina Tatsuki: Read but not replied? Playing ostrich, huh? Do you think you can solve all your problems by running away like this?!]

[Shiina Tatsuki: I didn't ask you to stay in Crychic forever. I'm not Suse.]

But what does it mean that "the lamp is the one that needs the most practice"? What about your responsibilities as the band leader? It's been more than half a year since the band was formed, hasn't it?

If this continues, you'll break up with your band twice a year, four times in two years, and eight times in three years. Eventually, you'll really become a pest in the Tokyo band scene.

As your former teammate, I might need to have a serious "talk" with you in person, really.

Lixi is so aggressive!

To be honest, Shiina Tatsuki's reaction on the night I proposed to leave the group in mid-June really scared me. Maybe that's why I said such hurtful things to Akari.

No, that's not right... This isn't Lixi's fault. Xiangzi, who rewatched those scenes from Su Shi's perspective, knew that she was the worst one, and everyone else was a victim of her actions.

[Shoko Toyokawa: I'm sorry]

After sending an apology to show he wasn't running away, Xiangzi thought for a long time and then added:

[Toyokawa Shoko: I'm sorry, Ritsuki, I can't see you... I have my reasons, and I'm willing to do anything to make amends, but seeing you is something I can't do right now.]

That wicked aunt... no, that wicked Nanami Natsuki, she must have learned about the band's existence from her father and then done a lot of research before she found her weakest spot and made her suffer endless torment over Crychic.

"..."

After waiting a while longer, Lixi finally replied, much to Xiangzi's agonizing wait.

[Shiina Tatsuki: Enough, I've heard enough of your reasons. You don't even dare to meet and talk things over. I shouldn't have had any expectations of you in the first place.]

However, as a former teammate, I'll still tell you about Su Shi's current situation. She doesn't just seem to have amnesia; she really has. Right now, I'm probably the only one who knows who did this.

I won't tell you any more details unless you're willing to appear before us and face your mistakes. In short, I'll find a way to resolve this myself, even if I'm about to face a terrifying being.

"...Huh?"

What... what does this mean?! Does Riki's words mean... that little witch Nanami Natsuki has her eye on Riki?

Why...why do you have to do this? Do you have to destroy everything I cherish before you're satisfied?!

Nanami Natsuki! I will definitely take my revenge on you... I will!

Chapter 26 Su Shi: I'm Perhaps I'm Sick (2/2)

"Dad... could you go to RiNG during your lunch break today?"

"RiNG?"

The body that had taken over hers, Toyokawa Kiyoko, had a somewhat blank expression. It seemed that her work experience yesterday and the frequent body swapping had left her feeling rather listless.

He seemed hesitant to look his daughter in the eye, because he had clumsily messed up a lot of things while working his part-time job yesterday.

“I remember my part-time hours for today, it won’t take too long. I… need to go see a friend of mine, but if I show up in front of her now, I’ll only scare her.”

“I understand.” Toyokawa Kiyoko nodded, appearing quite compliant. “Is there anything I need to say?”

"...I will tell you everything I need to say in advance. It's on this piece of paper. Dad, just take a look."

"Ah."

What an awkward atmosphere during the conversation...

It's not just because their roles have been reversed, but also because Xiangzi doesn't know how to face her father.

She had many questions she wanted to ask but couldn't bring herself to say them. Words of comfort seemed powerless, and she wasn't really ready to offer forgiveness and understanding.

What kind of person is her father? Nanami Natsuki was right about one thing: this body swap was indeed a rare opportunity for both her and her father.

Xiangzi had already made up her mind. After going to see Su Shi today, regardless of whether she could break through Nanami Natsuki's restrictions and awaken her memories, she would have to start facing the rest of her life as a father.

She wasn't trying to prove anything to her father, or perhaps not to her grandfather either. She simply wanted to see things from a different perspective, to determine whether it was her lack of respect for the predicament her father faced, or his lack of resolve in the face of adversity.

"Xiao Xiang...you haven't contacted your friends in a long time, have you?"

"..."

"The jobs are either delivering newspapers, providing customer service, or washing dishes... but no matter what they are, the work locations are all a bit far from where you used to go to school, Xiaoxiang."

"Because there's no need for them to know."

"Compared to me, I'm really useless. In that case, Xiao Xiang, you should just give up..."

"Are you kidding me?!"