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

"...Huh?"

When Shiina Ritsuki heard someone call her name, she slightly raised her head.

The first thing that catches the eye is the cherry-red strappy mid-heeled shoes, followed by black stockings, with Lolita-style ribbons adorning the girl's "absolute territory".

Above that is the lace-trimmed hem of a Gothic Lolita dress, and a tight-fitting waistband that cinches the girl's slender waist.

Of course, there is something even more undeniable: the gothic lolita girl's small hand, clad in black stockings and gloves, reaching out to her, and the exquisite face of Nanami Natsuki, which at this moment seemed like a "savior," visible from the point to the line along the gloves and arm.

“I understand your determination. Don’t worry, Lixi… No one will blame you. They will only blame me. I am willing to bear the sins that you are unwilling to bear.”

"So, come home with me, and I'll help you fulfill the wishes that haven't been fulfilled in your heart yet."

"...Nanami, you knew all along that Su Shi would appear at the door, and you also foresaw that I would reveal the secret of deceiving Su Shi, didn't you? Didn't you?!"

"..." Nanami Natsuki simply smiled and remained silent.

"But, Nanami... why did you have to appear in front of me in the end? Why you of all people..." Riki hadn't broken down yet, but when she saw Nanami Natsuki looking at her like that and saying such things, she really broke down.

"Who else could it be but me? You, so despicable, the one whose first kiss I stole, and the one who, after breaking down, wanted to kick me but realized she was actually kicking herself..."

"Ah, who else but me would accept you? Su Shi? Takamatsu Akari? Pfft... Don't tease me, only I would love you like this. Your strengths and weaknesses, even every inch of your skin, are indispensable nourishment for me, Ritsuki-chan~"

"So you're mine now, you can't run away like this anymore. Come home with me, the night is still long, and I won't fight back no matter how much revenge you want to take on me~"

"no, do not want……"

"Heh, it's all talk, so why did you reach out your hand?"

Yes, even though her hand was trembling, Riki still raised her arm and stretched out her arm, finally gently touching Nanami Natsuki's index finger with her finger.

Chapter 75 Shiina Tatsuki, Drowning in the Abyss (5600 words remaining)

"Young Miss, your friend, Ms. Wakaba Mutsu, has arrived."

"..."

Xiangzi, who was alone in her room, was slightly taken aback when she heard the maid's voice. She hadn't expected Mu to come to her house to find her.

However, she didn't really want to see him right now, because Toyokawa Shoko's heart was still very complicated. She hadn't been scolded by Nanami Natsuki for almost twenty hours, which made her uncertain about what she would do.

After all, she had lost her most confident musical talent and was living in a home that didn't feel like home. Her father was also busy with work, so she shouldn't interfere with his life.

She's terrified of everything she does now, afraid of making a mistake, afraid of revealing the fact that she knows things she shouldn't know.

She hid herself in her room, spending half the time trying to rediscover inspiration for her music, and the other half tossing and turning in bed, wondering how Nanami Natsuki would judge her behavior if she were next to her.

However, it wouldn't be appropriate to leave Mu standing outside like that. It was almost evening, and it wasn't good for Mu to stand outside alone. So Xiangzi agreed to let Mu come in to see her, as instructed by the maid at the door.

"Xiang... are you alright?"

"I'm fine, why do you ask?"

The two met in Xiangzi's own room, but even in his own territory, Xiangzi still felt nervous when faced with Wakaba Mutsu's questions.

She seemed to instantly understand Mu's feelings—the experience of not daring to speak for fear of saying the wrong thing and making things worse, which was indeed very agonizing.

"Natsuki Nanami..."

"!!!"

Seeing Xiangzi's sudden tense reaction, Ruoye Mu knew she had grasped the key point. "Xiang, do you know Nanami Natsuki?"

"me……"

She was sweating profusely. How should she answer?

She could say she didn't know, but Mutsu would definitely realize she was lying. Would Mutsu get hurt? Would she really leave her? Or would she actively seek out Nanami Natsuki for her help?

Then tell the truth? But if that's the case... how do you explain the relationship between Nanami Natsuki and herself? She can't reveal this secret because she knows that if she does, Mutsuki won't know how to comfort herself, and Mutsuki, who wants to do something but doesn't know how, will definitely face inner torment.

How should I answer this?

Xiangzi is currently very conflicted. She doesn't want to involve Mu in this matter, because if she really had to say... Mu is the only friend she doesn't want to hurt.

She has already done so many hurtful things. If she continues to make mistakes... how will Nanami Natsuki degrade her character? How will she trample on her face and ridicule her mercilessly?

Eh?

Why did the thought of how Nanami Natsuki would scold her... make Shoko feel like she had found a pillar of support? She had been hesitating between two choices, but now she suddenly found her direction.

Yes, at least she can't let Nanami Natsuki continue to look down on her... So, she has to become someone that Nanami can't laugh at.

"Nanami is a very dangerous person... Mutsu, I've told you everything I can. As for what I don't want to tell you, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I don't want you to be too distressed. Do you understand?"

"Ah."

“Then let me tell you about our relationship first.” Xiangzi thought for a moment and decided to conceal some fatal points and only talk about the harmless facts. “She is my relative, but we don’t get along. Her family situation is very difficult, which is related to the infighting in our family. In short, she has a reason to resent me… and for some reason, she has some special powers.”

"Special power?"

"Well, according to her own account, she can manipulate other people's personalities, including memories, character, talents, and even the complete concept of 'personality'."

"To give you an example, I think if a patient with multiple personality disorder came to her, she could cure them instantly."

"..."

Wakaba Mutsu's gaze wavered for a moment before focusing again.

"Next, I'm going to talk about some recent events. Nanami... used these powers to make some deals with me, Suze, and Riki."

"...Well, although I have to admit that her deals are actually quite fair, and she hasn't lied about the deals themselves, she's too good at exploiting people's weaknesses, so many times you'll unconsciously be drawn into her rhythm."

"The deal... Did Su Shi also make this deal?"

"Well, Su Shi's deal was probably to transfer her feelings and memories of Crychic to me, while Li hope... she took away my musical talent."

Toyokawa Shoko rarely hides anything from Mutsu, and this time she really told Mutsu everything she could, although in terms of the completeness of the information, Mutsu still didn't know as much as Nanami and Hatsuka.

She naturally told Mu about what had happened to her, but what Xiangzi found strange was that Mu's expression had become rather odd from the very beginning.

It was as if she was looking forward to meeting Nanami!

"Mu...you...you're not thinking of finding Nanami, are you?"

"I don't."

"You're lying, Mu... You absolutely mustn't go to her, do you understand? Although she can solve problems, her methods... are definitely not the best way."

"Xiang, you are in a lot of pain."

Wakaba Mutsu held Shoko's hand, looking at Toyokawa Shoko with worried eyes.

She had never met Nanami Natsuki, but she knew that Shoko's mental state had deteriorated compared to before. She seemed to be constantly on guard against something and always looked behind her, towards the corridor.

Xiang was under too much pressure... Ever since Xiang's mother left, Xiang's mental state was in a similar state to what it is now. He only got much better after forming Crychic.

But after Crychic disbanded, she rarely saw a smile on their faces.

Moreover, now... it's no longer a matter of whether he smiles or not. If Ye Mu could sense that Xiangzi was barely holding on and could face a complete breakdown at any moment.

She didn't want this to happen, she wanted to do something, but... what could she do?

'Natsuki Nanami! Natsuki Nanami! Mutsumi... Shall we go see her?'

The voice in her heart rang out again, and for the first time, Wakaba Mutsu was willing to listen to the voice of this "self". Indeed... if anything had changed after the transaction between Sho and Nanami, then perhaps the biggest change was that Sho's father had indeed become a better person.

Even Xiang himself thought so.

However, Xiang basically didn't achieve anything for herself in these transactions, which is unfair to her... Why did Xiang only think of others and not herself?

"Mumu...please, please promise me, don't go to Nanami Natsuki, you really can't go to her..."

"Um……"

I'm sorry, Xiang. This time... I don't want to stay silent anymore. I will help you, at least... I want to help you just once, just once.

…………

With a splash, Nanami Natsuki was pushed onto the bed by Riki, whose eyes were unfocused. The swaying skirt was like a blooming flower falling on the water and creating ripples.

Wearing black stockings and gloves, Nanami Natsuki stretched out her hands and gently stroked Shiina Ritsuki's cheeks. The alluring smile on her lips was like a bottomless black hole, constantly tugging at the rationality of the long-haired drummer girl.

"I told you, didn't I? We're accomplices made in heaven. You see... even though you've revealed one of the secrets, they're still so fascinating as a whole."

"And Lixi, you have another secret hidden among us. Don't worry, Nanami Natsuki will never betray anyone she sets her sights on, no matter how much that person hates their imperfections or how much they resent being an accomplice of Nanami Natsuki..."

Shiina Tatsuki heard these words, but it was as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

All she knew was that the only way to vent all her resentment and dissatisfaction today was to inflict "insults" on Nanami Natsuki, who offered no resistance.

I'll soil Nanami Natsuki, make her cry, make her shed tears... make her regret treating me this way.

Riki stuck his finger into Nanami Natsuki's mouth, as if doing so would forever silence the witch.

Then she grabbed Nanami Natsuki's waist with her other hand and began her desperate yet hopeful "revenge".

……

……

A long time had passed, and the air still seemed to hold the lingering warmth of the girls' breath. Realizing what she had done, Riki slumped off the bed and onto the floor. Looking at her hands and Nanami Natsuki's smile above her, Riki could no longer hold back and screamed...

"Noisy!"

"..."

“Lixi, you weren’t like this before. When I first met you in RiNG, you were very aloof. How come you’ve become so crazy now?”

"It's all your fault..."

"Hey." Nanami Natsuki patted her skirt and said with great dissatisfaction, "How can you blame me for this? You chose all of this yourself... and then you broke down on your own, and in the end you ruthlessly inflicted cruel revenge on me, a weak woman, and now you're saying I'm bad!"

Nanami Natsuki sat up, cutely putting her hands on her hips to express her displeasure.

"Oh right, I have some good news for you. I've transferred Xiao Xiang's talent to you. Thank me... After all, that's why you came here, isn't it?"

"really?"

Shiina Tatsuki's previously somewhat flustered emotions seemed to turn cold again at this moment... no, it can't be called calm, it should be said that she was quite fanatical.

Although she was no longer hysterical about what had just happened, her current state—eyes shining, as if she couldn't wait to find a computer to start creating—truly left Nanami Natsuki bewildered.

No, she wasn't selling ice cream... How could such a nice girl be ruined like this?

Yes, it must be Xiaoxiang's goods that have a problem; she definitely has no problem.

"Nanami...do you have a computer?"