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

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Are you telling the truth?

After calmly listening to what her father had to say, Toyokawa Shoko trembled slightly, but managed to suppress any overly emotional reaction.

"Um... I'm sorry, Xiao Xiang, I went to see him without discussing it with you beforehand. Oh... I also went job hunting today, although it's a very low starting point, since I don't have many connections right now, and it's difficult to go back to the industry I used to work in..."

"But everything will get better slowly. At least let's make small changes first, and then... Hey? Xiao Xiang, are you going back to your room?"

"Ah."

Toyokawa Shoko's expression was somewhat complicated, whether it was because she wasn't fully recovered or for some other reason, her voice sounded very distressing, "I want to rest first, Dad, you should also... rest early, don't, don't drink anymore."

"No, no, it won't happen again. Dad promises you he'll never drink again, starting today..."

"..."

"Can you give Dad a chance? This time I'd at least start by stopping my drinking. It will take time to quit completely... but I'll try to limit myself to one can a day from now on."

"Quitting drinking...that's really difficult, isn't it..."

"Please trust Dad, okay? Just this once, the last time."

"I... um."

Why should she agree? She knew perfectly well that it was all a lie, that everything would go back to normal in three days... But why, looking at her father and his resolute eyes, could she not bring herself to say anything in refusal?

And... that's too unfair.

After closing the door and burying her head under the covers to avoid making a sound, Toyokawa Shoko cried so freely for the first time, as if all the grievances in her heart had been squeezed into one place at that moment.

She didn't question what her father had just said, or what he had said about her... and her grandfather's conversation about her.

Because that little witch named Nanami Natsuki was designed that way, and under her interference, the current father is indeed the kind of person who would do, and only do, that kind of thing.

Of course, Toyokawa Kiyoko deliberately concealed the part about Hatsune Miku's existence, and Shoko was still unaware of these facts.

Even so, her tears had soaked a large area of ​​the bedding, and she did not stop crying until she had cried all her tears.

"Can I... go back to the way I was before?"

Looking at the silhouette of her father bustling about in the living room projected onto the sliding door by the light, Toyokawa Shoko murmured to herself.

Chapter 7 Toyokawa Shoko will never bow to evil forces! (1/2)

"This is the second day..."

Toyokawa Shoko got up quite early today, but when she opened her bedroom door and looked outside, she only saw the breakfast her father had left for her, and a note that read, "Dad, you have to work hard today too!"

A slow smile crept onto Xiangzi's lips. This time, instead of crumpling the note and throwing it away, she folded it neatly and put it in her pocket.

Her illness is almost cured, and even if she's not completely recovered, she still has to go to work today. This is a principle she set for herself: she will never take leave unnecessarily.

After finishing breakfast and washing the dishes, she made sure all the lights were off and that she had her keys with her, then opened the door and went out.

And then... she ran into the person she least wanted to see.

Good morning, Xiangzi!

"You! How did you know where I live?!"

Shoko Toyokawa was so frightened by the gothic girl in front of her that she almost collapsed to the ground.

"What's so surprising about this?"

Nanami Natsuki, who came to block people early in the morning, naturally wouldn't tell Shoko that she could accurately pinpoint the exact location of everyone whose personality she had altered.

This is actually quite reasonable. If she can't even locate her "customers," how can she conveniently perform personality-cutting operations?

So while her cheat system has many limitations, some aspects are still designed with extra care.

"...It's not time yet, is it? What do you want from me?"

"Don't worry, I meant three days. Everything will remain the same until 8 p.m. tomorrow. I may be a little bad, but I wouldn't break my promise about this deal."

Something's not right... Was that what she just said?

This girl has completely stopped acting, hasn't she? She's openly admitting she's not a good person, hasn't she!

Toyokawa Shoko glared fiercely at the elegantly dressed girl in front of her. If she weren't afraid of what terrible things the girl might do to her again, she would have already grabbed Nanami Natsuki's fair and slender arm and slammed this despicable girl to the ground.

Then lift up her skirt and spank her hard until this little witch, who's not much taller than him, cries.

Were you thinking about something bad just now?

"N-no!"

Well, all the fantasies were confined to his mind. When actually facing this "evil force," Xiangzi was still a bit of a coward.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with you anymore. I came to see you today... actually, I wanted to ask you what your decision is."

"What, how have you decided..."

"You clearly know what I'm talking about, but you're pretending not to know... Hey? Xiao Xiang, you're so mean."

Who's really the bad guy here?! And... don't call her Xiao Xiang!

"You won't force me to continue trading, right? You said that yourself."

"of course."

"Then there's nothing more to discuss." Xiangzi glanced at the time on his phone, already somewhat impatient, and walked towards the other end of the street. "Everything will be over after tomorrow. I won't agree to any of the terms of the deal you've proposed. Forget about it!"

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced negative emotions of regret, +2 emotion points]

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced negative emotions of fear, emotion points +9]

"So don't ever show your face in my life again! If you do this again... I'll call the police and say you're a perverted woman stalking me!"

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced anger, emotional points +5]

"And... this kind of thing is wrong in the first place... you just instilled ideas in my father that he shouldn't have, and manipulated him into becoming someone else."

"What are you talking about?" Nanami Natsuki narrowed her eyes, saying with great displeasure, "You can insult my character, but you can't insult my professional ethics!"

Your character doesn't need to be insulted anymore...

“I said I would only take away your father’s laziness and despondency, and I would not change anything else. Or... Toyokawa Shoko, have you never really understood what kind of person your father was?”

"you……"

"It's ridiculous that you, as his daughter, have fallen into the prejudices that only outsiders have. You don't think that by doing these things, your father will gain some qualities that he never had before, do you?"

"Ridiculous! That's a service you have to pay extra for!"

"Forehead……"

Your sincerity is a virtue.

This is a sentence that Xiangzi's deceased mother said to his father in front of him and his daughter when Xiangzi was still very young.

“A person who has no ambition will fall into a state of confusion and not know what to do even if you remove his laziness. A person who has no love for his family will not be motivated to take action to make his family's life better just because I remove his tendency to be easily angered.”

"Xiangzi, you seem to dislike your father even more than you think. You label his genuine love and actions as 'hypocritical.' Are you denying these things simply because you want to deny my deal, or do you also want to deny your father's efforts all day?"

"I..." Xiangzi was speechless, and even took two steps back because of Nanami Natsuki's aura.

Nanami Natsuki, standing beside her, seemed determined not to miss any opportunity to put her in a completely passive position. She moved right up to her and extended her right index finger, the tip of the bone ring on it gently pressing against her throat, as if a slight pressure could draw blood.

"It seems your father did something that deeply moved you, right? But you don't want to admit it was his genuine intention, thinking that by attributing the motives to me, you can dismiss all your father's actions as fake, and in that way..."

"You will come to believe from the bottom of your heart that I can't bring you any happiness you want. After all, in your eyes, that man is no longer your father. He is just a puppet that I manipulate to do everything."

"Isn't that how it is...?"

Contrary to what this stubborn blue-haired girl said, Nanami Natsuki actually heard this:

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced a positive emotion of hope, emotion points +25]

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced a positive emotion of longing, emotion points +10]

[Toyokawa Shoko experienced negative emotions of guilt, emotional points +8]

"Still won't admit it? Tsk... Logically speaking, you should know more about what your original father was like than I do, shouldn't you?"

Ah, I understand.

Nanami Natsuki's lips curled into a smile that seemed to know all her secrets, an expression that made Toyokawa Shoko shudder.

"You're actually afraid of me, afraid of falling into some of my traps, afraid of becoming my slave... Hehe, actually, Xiangzi, you don't need to think like that, do you? I'm a really good person."

Who was it that just said they were a bad thing?

"I appeared before you because I wanted to help you fulfill your wish. I can do my best to satisfy whatever future you want, but every gift comes at a price, doesn't it? You're not the kind of greedy person, are you?"

You've long understood what qualities your father possesses, and you hope he can maintain them. You even felt guilty because of those misunderstandings earlier…

"I don't!!!"

"Don't try to argue with me. I'm not here to listen to your explanations. Besides... I've already gotten what I wanted from you today."

Nanami Natsuki is gone.

Shoko Toyokawa stood there, panting heavily. She had no strength to catch up with the witch and get some answers. Moreover, she was hesitant and didn't know what to do next.

There was only one thing she was very clear about.

She was no match for Nanami Natsuki in terms of human insight and rhetoric; she... seemed to be completely at the mercy of that girl.

"No, I will never bow down to someone like that... Father can really change, Nanami Natsuki... Your little tricks will only become an opportunity for Father to start over. You, you will definitely regret your arrogance!"

Chapter 8 Will Nagasaki Motoyo be my new customer? (2/2)

Whether Nanami Natsuki would regret her "arrogance" in front of Shoko was still unknown, but she did know that the long-haired girl in front of her seemed to regret agreeing to her senior's parting instructions to take good care of her.

"You... alright, alright, you should take care of cleaning up."

Shiina Riki really couldn't stand this girl named Nanami Natsuki anymore. She was supposed to be there to work, but most of the time she was just chatting with the customers coming and going at the bar.

Gossip... This is the most frequent comment Li hope has made about Nanami Natsuki in the past two days.

She believed that if it weren't for someone having a cute and delicate face, the guests here would probably have been annoyed to death by this extremely curious girl long ago.

He chats with everyone he meets, and the conversation inevitably turns to personal values ​​and future aspirations... What, are you Doraemon? Why are you asking so many questions about people's wishes? Do you think you can grant them their wishes?

If it were really that easy to achieve one's dreams... then would a dream still be a dream?

"Shiina-chan, you're the drummer, right?"