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

So before Mana could think or say anything, she gave Mana a very apologetic look and immediately pulled Nanami Natsuki's hand and left the lounge.

"What are you doing here... Sister Yue?"

"Not bad, Chuhua, I really like this nickname."

"..."

She didn't really want to call Nanami Natsuki that; after all, it would be too embarrassing to admit that she had a naughty little sister as her older sister. But... right now, Hatsuka really wanted Nanami to do something for her, so the flattering words just slipped out of her mouth.

However, Nanami's deals have never been charitable. She has known Nanami for a while now, and apart from making empty promises, he treats her like a pet... This kind of relationship has nothing to do with the "companion" he mentioned.

Therefore, Chu Hua believed that if she couldn't help but bring up the idea of ​​escaping her identity nightmare this time, Nanami Natsuki would definitely make conditions that would cause her great pain.

Losing her talent, being far from the stage... and even the possibility of forgetting Xiao Xiang forever, or never being able to contact Xiao Xiang again—these terrible thoughts arose in Chu Hua's mind, and her mood became extremely conflicted.

The two found an empty practice room. This practice room was a spare room; although people usually came, it was empty and no one was using it today.

After closing the door, Chu Hua finally couldn't contain herself and asked:

"Sister Yue...can you tell me now why you came here?"

"I came to find you."

"Find me?"

"Hmm, there's also Toyokawa Kiyotaka, but after thinking about it, that old geezer isn't very interesting. It's definitely more interesting to find the beautiful and cool Hatsuka first."

"You...you're kidding me..."

Why would I tease you?

Nanami Natsuki reached out her small hand to touch Hatsuka's face, but then, in a very mischievous way, withdrew it as Hatsuka closed her eyes to wait. She then began to circle around Hatsuka, saying in a very fair tone as she did so:

"Sister Chuhua is really perfect. She's beautiful, has a cool vibe, and sings so well... It's a pity."

"Sister Yue, please stop!" Chu Hua opened her eyes, but didn't turn around to look for Qi Hai. "You know perfectly well that I hate who I am now. No matter how much you praise me, I won't think I'm any better..."

"That's why I'm here today to help you."

"Help?"

A glimmer of anticipation arose in Chu Hua's heart, but when she thought of Nanami's true nature, she felt a sense of fear and resistance. She couldn't help but fold her hands in front of her chest, looking like Little Red Riding Hood who couldn't help but back away and hide after encountering the Big Bad Wolf.

This scene also occurred in the large mirror in the practice room. Combined with the influence of the environment, the interaction between the two people lacked any sense of realism and instead seemed like acting.

But Chu Hua herself knew very well that her life was an endless play, and she could not leave the stage when this scene ended. She also could not turn around and pin Nanami Natsuki down after leaving this practice room.

She... seemed to be much more cowardly than she thought.

"It's like this, I don't know if Xiao Xiang has told you, but I just made a deal with her a few days ago. I can't go into too much detail about the deal, but one thing is for sure."

"what?"

"I need to help Chuhua realize your wish free of charge. Although I feel it's a huge loss for me, I definitely won't go back on my word since I promised Xiaoxiang."

"Free of charge...you mean, Xiao Xiang's purpose in making the deal with you before was to fulfill my wish free of charge?"

“Yes.” Nanami Natsuki narrowed her eyes, seemingly disdainful of hiding Shoko’s true purpose in front of Hatsuka. “But judging from Shoko’s thinking, the reason she brought up this purpose was probably to free you from my control, right?”

"...Huh?"

"Think about it carefully and you'll understand. After all, I 'forced' you to complete a joint frame-up that day. Although I considerately took all the blame upon myself, Xiao Xiang was also kind enough not to blame you."

"But you should be blaming yourself the whole time, right?"

"I..." Chu Hua took two more steps back until she had nowhere left to retreat, and her back pressed against the mirror in the practice room.

She turned around and saw her own terrified expression in the mirror. Ironically, she was startled by her own expression and fell to the ground.

"...Sister Chuhua, aren't you getting a little too excited?"

"..."

"Fine, if you like sitting on the floor, then continue. What I want to say is... Sister Chuhua, how are you planning to use this opportunity?"

How to use it?

Chu Hua bit her lower lip; she seemed conflicted...

No, she wasn't actually that conflicted about her inner desires. What she wanted had already surfaced in her mind. What she was struggling with at the moment wasn't the desires themselves, but whether or not she should expose her desires in front of Nanami Natsuki.

She had a premonition that Nanami Natsuki had already sensed her inner thoughts, but this guy was deliberately not saying anything, seemingly trying to guide her to "betray" Xiaoxiang's expectations and choose a path that Xiaoxiang himself had never thought of.

"Since Xiaoxiang thinks that after the transaction is completed, one of her best friends, Sanjiao Chuhua, will be free from my control and no longer have to take orders from this brat whose personality is so bad he deserves to be beaten to death in the street, does Sister Chuhua think the same way?"

"What were you thinking...? You mean... I'd beat you to death in the street...?"

"..."

"Oh no, I was wrong, that's not what I meant!"

"Sister Chuhua, you're really funny. Humph... I'm magnanimous, so I won't hold it against you."

Chu Hua gathered her thoughts and rephrased her words, "If, I mean if... if I make this choice, will you never come to see me again, Sister Yue?"

"Of course, I mean what I say. After all, Xiao Xiang has paid such a high price, and I can't let her efforts go to waste."

"What price?!"

"Tsk, Sister Chuhua, you're so annoying. I've already told you all I can't tell you anymore. You can't be so greedy, okay?"

"..." Chu Hua suppressed her excitement and brought the topic back to the present, "Then... if you don't come looking for me anymore, what about our previous agreement?"

"Of course it has to be scrapped. After all, I can't even have contact with you anymore, so how can I help you with anything else?"

"do not want!"

Chu Hua's roar was filled with tears of regret and self-blame. Her heart was breaking, as if she could see Xiao Xiang staring at her in disbelief, looking at her like she was a stranger.

In the end, she did not complete the final step as Xiao Xiang had planned. She could not accept living her whole life under the shadow of being "Xiao Xiang's aunt" and "the illegitimate daughter of the Fengchuan family."

I'm sorry, Xiao Xiang... I'm a bad woman.

"Heh... How boring. Sister Chuhua is so easy to understand. I haven't even put up any effort yet, and you've already given in... Ah, so boring ...

"How can you be so useless! Mitsuba Hatsune Miku, oh no... Mitsuba Mitsuba, how can you make me so apathetic towards continuing to play with you!"

"Waaah..."

Misaka was truly terrified. Looking at the somewhat deranged Nanami Natsuki and the way she looked at her as if she were a worthless toy, she braced herself with her hands on the ground and kept backing away to the side.

But Nanami Natsuki, with her empty eyes, followed along, taking small, cat-like steps. Her skirt spun left and right with her movements, and finally, the heel of her mid-heeled shoe landed on Hatsuka's skirt, making Hatsuka afraid to back away.

"Alright, let's move on to the next step."

"what?"

Seeing Nanami Natsuki's eyes filled with renewed interest, Hatsuka's mood seemed to have calmed down for some reason.

However, the fact that Sister Yue has rekindled her interest in her gives her renewed hope. Will she... become increasingly undignified?

"Chu Hua, since you have chosen a different path, I will give you a chance to express your wish."

"I think......"

"Stop, you don't need to say anything more. I guess you want me to erase these 'sins' that don't belong to you, right?"

"...Hmm." Chu Hua's eyes darted away. Although she had intended to say that, being caught out made her a little embarrassed. "But, Nanami, can you do that? Something like that..."

"Of course I can't change your past, and I'm not omnipotent. I can't go back to the day your parents met and separate them."

"So what are you going to do?"

“But I can make everyone in Tokyo who knows your identity forget your existence, and I can even replace them with me, so that... no one will stop you from contacting Xiaoxiang anymore.”

"Of course, I can't help your mother who's not in Tokyo, but I don't think you need me to do that, since you often show me your resentment towards your biological father, but you've never really resented your mother, right?"

"...After all, she's the one who raised me." Chu Hua couldn't bring herself to hate her mother, even though she knew her mother probably hadn't considered her feelings when she did those things.

So you've made up your mind?

"Hmm..." Chu Hua clenched her fists. She had nothing left to hide. What else could be her most desired wish besides this?

Moreover, there was no cost involved...

"So how long do you want to erase these memories?"

"Forever... is that possible?"

"Haha, as expected of Sister Chuhua, she's just being greedy... But alright, although it is indeed a bit troublesome to eliminate it forever, I promised Xiaoxiang, so what can I do?"

"But are you sure you won't regret it later? Pfft... If you really do regret it later, you'll have to pay the most painful price if you want to get your identity back."

"regret?"

A hint of self-mockery flashed in Chu Hua's eyes. Would she regret something like this? How could she... Once these shackles were gone, she would never have to hide again. There was absolutely no possibility of regretting this choice.

"Very good, very good. That's exactly the expression I'm looking for. It's like a little puppy seeing a bone and refusing to let go. I'm quite satisfied with that. It seems you finally have something interesting to me, Chuhua."

At this point, Nanami's playful side emerged. She bent down and placed her perfect, slender fingers in front of Chu Hua's lips. "Come on, treat my finger as your beloved bone and lick it. If you do, I will grant you all the dreams of this golden retriever."

"..."

Chu Hua's gaze gradually became unfocused. Her loss of reason was only momentary, because she truly saw her hope, just like a puppy seeing a bone.

Reaching out and grasping Nanami Natsuki's smooth little hand, Hatsuka didn't care about saving face and directly stuck out her tongue to lick it.

"Hehehe... You're really great, Chuhua... You really are my good dog..."

"Sister Yue..."

Chapter 67 Chu Hua: Sister Yue, save me! (4600 words)

"Sister Yue, where are we going now?"

"What do you think? Of course, you should go find your dad."

"...Eh? No, that won't work..."

"What are you afraid of?" Nanami Natsuki looked at this girl, who was completely different from the dashing Mitsumi Hatsuka on stage, with amusement. "Didn't you just see it too? The change in Xiaoxiang's father's attitude towards you, and the change in the way he looked at me?"

"..."

Yes, Mikami Hatsuka really couldn't forget that feeling. She was just following Nanami around the company when she "coincidentally" bumped into Mr. Toyokawa Kiyotaka, who was walking out of his office.

Then he saw the other person's gaze change from one of guilt and evasion to the indifference he showed when looking at an ordinary girl with whom he had little connection.

She didn't know how Nanami Natsuki did it; she only knew that at that moment, although she felt somewhat sorry for Mr. Toyokawa's help all along, she felt more of a heartfelt sense of satisfaction.