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

That was close... I almost took it too far and actually lost my life here.

But wouldn't that make Xiao Xiang even more touched?

Chu Hua bit the knife handle with her teeth and "wriggled" back to Xiao Xiang. Xiao Xiang, who was both surprised and delighted, quickly understood her intention and moved the knot binding her wrists to the blade, rubbing it very carefully.

Toyokawa Shoko felt like her heart was about to jump out of her body. This feeling... was really too thrilling and exciting, although she was not enjoying the experience, but was simply afraid and nervous.

After all, the kidnappers could return at any time, and if that happened... Chu Hua might be in danger.

Yes, it's no longer realistic to think about whether Nanami Natsuki can come to save her now. She can only rely on herself and Hatsuka now, and... Hatsuka has never given up since the beginning.

She couldn't, at this moment, when an innocent girl she had dragged into was fighting so hard for her, still fantasize about someone else coming to help her. That would not only make her continue to play the role of a coward, but also waste Chu Hua's efforts.

"It's solved!"

When Xiangzi discovered that she could move her wrists again, she showed a look of surprise. Soon, she used her freed hands to take the fruit knife and cut all the ropes binding her legs and restraining Chuhua.

However, when she excitedly ran to the door, she sadly discovered that the door seemed to have been locked from the outside.

"That's right... How could we just leave here like this?"

"Xiao Xiang, are you alright?"

Chu Hua really wanted to go over and hug Xiangzi, but she was naturally timid in this area and didn't dare to do so. She could only watch as Xiangzi kept trying to unlock the door, but to no avail, looking frustrated.

To be honest, she was already starting to regret it. What was she doing? Was she really going to let Xiangzi have bad memories just because of her own desires?

Although... Sister Yue said she would erase Xiangzi's terrible memories afterward, the problem is that she still feels a strong sense of self-blame.

And now she faces another problem, which is... confessing her feelings.

How could she possibly bring herself to say it?

In this atmosphere, how could she suddenly bring up such a topic? It wasn't just a matter of whether she dared to, but also whether the timing was right.

"Chuhua... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

"Don't say that, Xiao Xiang..."

"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten involved. Natsuki is absolutely right... I'm just an idiot who only knows how to drag people who care about me into trouble. I can't do anything right..."

"Don't say that!"

"I......"

"Xiao Xiang." Chu Hua placed her hands on Xiangzi's shoulders and looked at her with a loving gaze that made Xiangzi feel a little uncomfortable. "I have never thought of you as a troublesome person. What I am most grateful for... what I am most grateful for is that you appeared in my life."

"...Huh?"

"I know that it's hard for someone like me to have anyone who cares about me. When I was little, you came into my world and made me feel that I could have such a precious friendship. I am really grateful to you."

"Is...is that so...?"

"Xiao Xiang, I... I don't want to see you acting like you want to take all the blame and that everything is your fault. This is clearly not your fault, is it?"

"Well, it's actually my fault..." Misaka Hatsuka thought to herself, a shameless thought flashing through her eyes.

"Chu Hua... I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

No one will come to save her, but... she can't let herself show such a shameful side and let Chu Hua, who cares about her and is trying so hard to help her, continue to worry about her.

Yes, there are still things she can do here... there should be, after all, she still hasn't figured out who the owner of this house is, right?

There must be some clues. It should have been less than a day since I fell into a coma, so the kidnappers shouldn't have been gone for too long. This is both bad news and good news for their escape.

At the very least, Toyokawa Shoko felt that it was impossible for a mere Toyokawa family maid, who had been bewitched and had little experience in kidnapping, to eliminate all the clues in such a short time.

Thinking of this, Toyokawa Shoko returned to the living room where Hatsuka had been tied up, and immediately spotted the notebook that she had completely overlooked before, which was placed on the coffee table in the living room.

Then, under the somewhat panicked gaze of Mitsukasa, he obliviously began flipping through the pages on his own.

There was no name written on the notebook, but... there was definitely something written inside.

"I will bind her to my world, and the fallen angel will lose her wings and become my one and only in this life... This... This... Is this a criminal declaration?!"

"Waaah..."

Misaka Chuka really wanted to snatch her lyric book and explain that those sentences weren't a criminal declaration at all, but just some lyric fragments she had made up on the spot.

"Run, run, even to the ends of the earth, I will follow you... Isn't that insane?!"

"Perverted...abnormal..."

Xiao Xiang called me a pervert, what should I do? So, so happy...

Sanko Chuka gasped for breath. The feeling of having her privacy invaded and being criticized so harshly by someone she liked seemed to have hit all her sensitive spots.

Now, she not only has no intention of stopping Xiao Xiang, but is also trying her best to restrain herself from reaching out to hug Xiao Xiang. She is in a state that Nanami Natsuki calls "Hatsuka-style heat".

"She's the murmur of my dreams, a corner of my world, where everything is hidden, whether it's a secret or her figure... Ugh, has this guy gone mad?!"

Shoko Toyokawa threw the notebook away with great disgust, but then she thought that it might be very important to the kidnapper. She worried that if the criminal, who harbored perverse thoughts about her, returned and discovered that something important was missing, he might do something drastic...

No, we have to pick him up from the ground and put him back where he was.

Just as Xiangzi bent down to pick up the "criminal record book" that had been thrown under the sofa, he saw that there was something else hidden under the sofa.

"What's this......"

It looks like a picture frame? Wait... could it be a photo of a prisoner?!

She knew she could get the key information! Toyokawa Shoko, I knew you could do it! Now they're one step closer to the truth!

"Wait! Xiao Xiang, don't look!!!"

"Huh? What's wrong...?"

Shoko Toyokawa was somewhat puzzled, but she still took out the hidden photo frame from under the sofa, and just then she saw a sentence written on the back of the frame:

"Xiao Xiang and I are together now."

Something felt off. Xiangzi felt an intense gaze fixed on her from behind. She knew who the gaze came from, but what was more important right now was... to turn the photo over and see who was in the picture.

"No...don't..."

Chu Hua was too late to stop it, because even if she was fast, she couldn't rush to Xiao Xiang in a few steps and snatch the photo frame without him suspecting anything.

Moreover... she has already missed the best opportunity to salvage the situation.

"What...what is this?!"

Toyokawa Shoko's pupils dilated suddenly, her eyes fixed on the front of the photo frame, because... inside the frame were two photos that had been torn apart and then put back together.

One of them is hers; I don't know when it was secretly taken and then secretly printed out—it's a side profile photo.

As for the other one...

"Chu...Chu Hua? You...this is your home?!"

"..."

"Chu Hua?"

Toyokawa Shoko glanced in disbelief at the half-photograph of Chu Hua in the frame, then thought of the sentence on the back of the frame and the words written in the notebook.

A terrible thought rose in her mind: No... this can't be real, right? How could it be?

However, just as she was about to turn around and question Chu Hua about whether these things were true, she met Chu Hua's dazed eyes and somewhat crazed expression.

"It's your fault... Xiao Xiang, why did you have to find out all this...?"

"You really did this?!"

"Xiao Xiang, I like you..."

"Don't come any closer!!!"

"Xiao Xiang..."

Chapter 95 Why can Nanami Natsuki do it? (5600 words)

As the triangular Chuhua drew closer to Xiangzi, Xiangzi, stunned by the sudden and terrifying truth, forgot that he should be trying to find a way to resist.

She could only subconsciously back away step by step, and then unfortunately tripped over the cut rope knots on the ground. Just as she was about to fall, Chu Hua rushed over and grabbed her arm.

"Xiao Xiang, are you alright?!"

"I didn't...you...you...you let me go!"

"Xiao Xiang... why... why are you talking to me like that? What did I do wrong?" Chu Hua's heart clenched, and her face was filled with "instability".

No, that's not what I meant.

The sense of crisis forced Toyokawa Shoko to calm herself down. She looked at the blonde girl, who was on the verge of collapse, with some fear, and tried to calm her down as well.

The problem is, it's not a question of whether or not one can calm down, but rather a question of whether or not one is willing to.

Misaka Chuka was clearly unwilling to discuss these topics calmly with her, because such topics were impossible to discuss in a calm state. It was this impulse that made the usually timid Chuka boldly express her thoughts.

"Chuhua, listen to me... You don't need to do this. Aren't we good friends? I..."

"You won't even add the 'best' prefix? Aren't we best friends?"

"...Huh? Is it okay to say it like that?"

"Xiao Xiang, do you know how much determination it took for me to go this far?"

"Huh? What, what do you mean...?"

No, can this be considered your determination? Of course, kidnapping her and then confessing your feelings here is indeed a bit daring.

...No, we must get Chu Hua back to her senses right now. Fortunately, Xiangzi now understands that her personal safety should be largely no longer a concern...right?

Um, Chu Hua shouldn't do anything too outrageous to her, right?

...Hard to say!

"Hatsuka!" Toyokawa Shoko stretched one hand forward and groped around haphazardly behind her back, her slightly crouched posture and the gesture of trying to separate the two of them revealing her undisguised vigilance. "You...you didn't really want to do this, right? I get it! It must be Nanami Natsuki! She must have tricked and deceived you into doing this, right?"

"..."

Have a show?

Seeing the slight surprise on Chu Hua's face, Xiangzi sensed a glimmer of hope and continued speaking with some delight:

"This is definitely not what you really think. You must have made a deal with that guy for some reason and lost your original understanding of me. Wake up, Chu Hua!"

We're such good...no, best of friends! You could never do something like that, could you? The you I know could never do such a thing!