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

But after waking up, she still couldn't help but turn on her computer to start a new round of creation, and then publish the created works on the Internet with a new account, and refresh the data with her mobile phone every twenty minutes.

She even hallucinated the podium as a piano during class, and saw "c=1" in math class as "1=C" on a musical score. She even automatically converted every number on the blackboard within the range of musical notes into the frequency of the sound, using her unprecedented talent for perfect pitch to play the corresponding piano notes in her mind.

Lixi knew she was becoming somewhat obsessed, and the closer the 7-day deadline got, the more hesitant and conflicted she became.

On the one hand, she felt that this mistake would be corrected soon, but on the other hand, she hoped that this mistake could continue to have a chance to persist.

Sometimes she is a slave to music, and sometimes she becomes the master of the notes... So Shiina Ritsuki doesn't want Mutsu to become like her.

[Shiina Tatsuki: Suze, you're too hasty. I think the most important thing right now isn't bringing Komugi over. After all, at this crucial juncture, Shoko is also confused; she has lost her inherent talent.]

What is she doing...? Why has she become someone who lies without even thinking?

Surely this isn't just a special effect brought about by Xiangzi's talent?

So, has she been assimilated by liars like Nanami Natsuki? Does she subconsciously believe that as long as her mistakes aren't exposed, it doesn't matter how many times she does them again?

[Nagasaki Motoyo: What you said makes sense. I was a bit too hasty.]

However, when Lixi saw Su Shi's reply, she seemed to suddenly breathe a sigh of relief.

This should be a good thing... at least she held onto some principles. Although she lied, she at least prevented things from getting worse.

This time, Su Shi only left a promise to go to Nanami's house together and then didn't reply to her messages. Shiina Ritsuki also had a rare moment of peace and quiet and picked up her pen again to finish her remaining homework.

After finishing her assignment, she didn't turn on her computer to create music as she had done before, nor did she check the data in the backend of her published songs on the Utube website.

She didn't even have the idea of ​​opening the door and going out to the living room to relax with her family while watching TV, because she had been deliberately avoiding her older sister, Maki, lately.

Was it out of shame? After all, he wasn't a real genius, but a bad kid who had stolen someone else's talent.

But these things should be over by tomorrow, right?

Lixi closed her eyes as she lay in bed, trying not to think about anything and just sleep until tomorrow.

…………

"Nanami."

"Ah, it's Xiao Xiang."

Nanami Natsuki pushed open the door and looked at the Toyokawa family's eldest daughter standing at the door, revealing a very fake "surprised" expression.

Outside her old, dilapidated hut, there was a luxury car that she couldn't identify but looked incredibly expensive, which truly dazzled her, a woman who had been poor for two lifetimes.

Shoko Toyokawa, who got off the car, was unusually dressed in a new outfit. Nanami, who is a woman and knows a bit about fashion brands, could tell that Shoko's outfit probably cost over 20 yen.

Sigh, the superior people...

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko ignored Nanami Natsuki's piercing gaze, which made her feel uncomfortable all over, and simply walked past Nanami Natsuki into the house as naturally as a resident who lived there.

The door was closed by Qi Guan behind them, and the two sat facing each other in the small living room. Since there was no sofa, they sat on the floor.

"You actually came as promised. I thought you were going to run away."

"...What would you do if I ran away?"

"Then I'll definitely go and cause trouble for Xiao Mu."

"..." Xiangzi's body trembled slightly, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Didn't you say that I am a very selfish person? Do you think I would abandon my precious talent for someone else?"

"Then why did you come here? After all, you know I can't go to your house to look for you anymore. My father... he's on guard against me all the time now."

The "father" that Nanami Natsuki mentioned naturally refers to Toyokawa Sadaharu, since her identity is now basically confirmed.

"I...I just don't want you to continue to deepen your sins like this."

"Sin?" Nanami Natsuki tilted her head, mimicking Nagasaki Motoyo's wide-eyed stare at Shoko when she scared her. "What sin have I committed? Haven't I always given you the right to choose for yourselves?"

"Why do you always feel that I am forcing you? Shouldn't you blame yourselves? It is your incompetence and your weakness that you willingly placed your hopes on me... Ah... I am truly hurt, bearing so much infamy for your pathetic desires."

"But...it was you who used those words..."

"You're wrong, Xiao Xiang. You should know better than anyone else what's going on. I just spoke a little carelessly, but what I said were the dark sides of your hearts that you're unwilling to admit."

"..."

"You must have figured it out by now, right? Chu Hua didn't really want to become friends with me and then abandon you. There are other, deeper reasons why she said those hurtful things to you. She... has a huge secret she hasn't told you."

"And she only agreed to obey my orders so that I could bury her hidden, ugly side forever. How about that, Xiao Xiang? Did you never think of that?"

"Secret... What is Chu Hua's secret?"

I won't tell you~

"you!"

"Haha... Xiao Xiang, you're so ridiculous~" Nanami Natsuki pressed down on Xiangzi, flicking Xiangzi's lips with her finger, and then withdrew her finger just as Xiangzi was about to bite her back. "Why should I tell you? Have you told all your secrets to other people?"

"You yourself prefer to keep everything to yourself, and you still have the nerve to breathe on me?"

"I won't do that again..."

"Really? I think you're just saying that... Never mind, anyway, I just want to tell you that I never need you to do anything for me to alleviate my sins. Instead of thinking about that, think about... why those people would make a deal with me in the first place?"

"Whether it's Chu Hua or Li hope... before they made a deal with me, they all cursed at me and accused me of being shameless, just like you. But once they realized they had actually gotten what they wanted, they would try their best to act respectful in front of me."

"Do you understand? The difference... Okay, I'll just tell you directly, you little fool. The difference is that you can't give them what they really want, but I can. Of course, if you're willing, Xiao Xiang, you can also tell me what you want, and maybe I can continue to help you fulfill your wishes."

"...Enough of that, let's get back to what we're doing."

After listening to Nanami Natsuki's words, Shoko suddenly understood many things.

From these perspectives, Nanami Natsuki and her maternal grandfather Toyokawa Sadaharu really do share the same personality type, both advocating for tangible exchanges of benefits rather than so-called moral correctness.

The only difference is that Nanami Natsuki gives everyone the right to choose freely, but her grandfather did not give Nanami any choice.

In this light, Nanami was right. It wasn't that she was bad... but rather that, once those pretenses are stripped away, a person's true desires cannot withstand the test of absolute power.

Li hope is like that, and perhaps Su Shi and Chu Hua are too...

So what about herself? Why did she choose to come here and continue this trading game with Nanami Natsuki? Was it for Mutsuki, or for something else?

Perhaps Xiangzi already had a definite answer in his heart.

She wasn't after the people and events mentioned earlier; she simply wanted this opportunity to release all her negative emotions without reservation, especially now that she didn't know who to confide in about her inner turmoil.

Yes, when she arrived at Nanami's house with the driver's help, her inner feelings were not only hatred and resentment, but also a sense of anticipation that she could freely vent all the pent-up emotions she had accumulated over the past few days.

It's ridiculous that the only person who could truly listen to and "understand" her thoughts was Nanami...

This twisted relationship has left Xiangzi completely confused about what kind of person Nanami Natsuki truly is to her.

Even when she had just heard Nanami Natsuki scold her like that, Shoko felt satisfied and relieved, and the fog that had been troubling her heart was cleared up a bit.

While everyone else echoes her wishes and says what she wants to hear, only Nanami Natsuki says things that seem harsh but are actually very helpful to her.

But what's wrong with her? She always said she hated Nanami, but lately she can't help but think about every word Nanami said to her every day, and even when she's doing something, she thinks about how Nanami would judge her behavior if she were next to her.

It's as if she couldn't think straight without Nanami's insults.

"Alright, I've finished what I needed to do. You wait here..."

Does it have to be seven days?

"……What?"

"It's nothing... I'll come again around this time next week."

…………

Something is lost...

Shiina Riki suddenly woke up from her dream. Her pupils dilated, and she touched her forehead with her palm, only to find that her hand was covered in sweat.

As if possessed, she quickly got out of bed, rushed to her desk, put on her headphones, and turned on her computer.

"It's gone... that feeling is completely gone."

As if a piece of flesh and blood had been hollowed out of his body, Li hope now found that no matter how long he stared blankly at the sheet music on the computer screen, he could not feel any fervent focus or the inspiration that would burst forth at any time.

No... I can do it all by myself...

Delete, delete all.

Shiina Riki quickly dragged the mouse, deleting the entire new sheet music project she had created just yesterday, even cleaning up the recycle bin.

However, after she finished doing all that, her gaze gradually became vacant as she sat in front of the computer.

What is she doing...? Why is all I can hear in my head...? Why did she delete the songs that truly met her high standards?

No, the real problem is why she can only mechanically replicate the beginning of the melody she just created yesterday, but can't seem to add a perfect sequel to that beginning...

Lixi, whose emotions had become manic, was experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. She opened her composition tutorial book and looked at the words on it, but she no longer had the special ability to easily bring them to life.

Shiina Tatsuki threw down the book in her hand with some fear and picked up another book instead.

"It's not here either... I clearly remember that the inspiration for that song came from right here! Why?!"

Realizing she had "murdered" her own "child," Shiina Tatsuki began trying to recover the deleted files, but having no knowledge of computer file recovery techniques, she was unable to find a perfect way to fix them.

Slowly, she calmed down from her despair and her inner turmoil. Shiina Tatsuki closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair, remaining silent for a long time, as if she had been gone for quite some time.

After an unknown amount of time, Shiina Ritsuki finally opened her eyes, picked up her phone next to the keyboard, and dialed a number she hadn't planned to make at this time and under these circumstances.

"Hello... Nanami? I want to see you, yes, right now."

Chapter 73 Li hope, don't lie to me, she is Xiao Xiang! (4300 words)

"Have you had lunch? Would you like some?"

"...You can even cook?"

Upon arriving at Nanami Natsuki's house, Shiina Tatsuki saw Nanami Natsuki wearing a pink apron and holding a kitchen knife, opening the door for her.

For a moment, Riki thought she was going to be killed, after all, in her opinion, it was not surprising that Nanami Natsuki would do anything.

Strangely, during this visit, Nanami Natsuki seemed to behave quite "normally." She didn't immediately mock her, but instead left herself alone in the living room while busily preparing dishes in the kitchen.

"It's Chinese cuisine... Have you studied it before?"

"These are just ordinary home-cooked dishes, what's so strange about them? Ugh... I forgot I don't seem to have any extra bowls and chopsticks at home. Or... should I feed you?"

Upon hearing this, Shiina Tatsuki couldn't help but roll her eyes. "You don't actually think I came to your house as a friend, do you?"

"Really... I thought we were already friends, since I didn't have any acquaintances visiting my house before."