A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

So that I can continue to stick close to my dad.

These three reasons gave her a tiny bit of courage.

Students come and go on campus.

Yili was glad that the school did not have a mandatory uniform policy. Although her pink tracksuit was eye-catching, at least she wouldn't be mistaken for an outsider because of her clothing.

Her target was a boy who was walking out from around the corner of the corridor.

Ten meters away.

eight meters.

five meters.

Yili's pace slowed, her breathing became more rapid. Her mind began to race, rehearsing the conversation that was about to unfold:

"Um...excuse me...do you know where Kazama Chiba is...?"

No, no, no! That's too abrupt! They'll think I'm weird!

"Excuse me for bothering you... I have a question to ask..."

No, that won't do! It's too formal! It'll make me seem like some weirdo who can't speak properly!

"Hi! Hello! I'm looking for someone..."

No way! I can't even say a normal word like "hi"!

three meters.

Two meters.

one meter.

The boy walked past her without even glancing at her.

And so, I missed my first target.

"Hey!" Little Ke stamped its feet anxiously inside her collar (even though it didn't have feet), "Why don't you say anything!"

"I...I..."

"Alright, alright, next one! That girl over there!"

Yili set his sights on a new target. A girl with a ponytail was walking towards them, and she seemed quite approachable.

She took a deep breath and stepped forward to meet him.

"Um, that..."

The sound was stuck in my throat.

The girl walked past.

"Again! The one with glasses!"

I missed it again.

"The one with the backpack!"

miss.

"The one wearing the blue coat!"

miss.

"The one with the phone!"

miss.

For the next fifteen minutes, the students of Sakigawa High School witnessed an extremely bizarre scene: a very cute pink-haired girl was running back and forth in the corridor like a headless fly.

Her mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out.

Whenever someone passes by her, her body stiffens as if she's been frozen in place, her face flushed red, and she only regains her mobility after the other person has gone far away.

"What is that person doing...?"

"I don't know, it looks like it's in a lot of pain."

"How pitiful...should we go ask her?"

"Forget it, I think she'll be scared away..."

Passersby whispered among themselves, but no one actually went up to say anything.

Because Yili's aura was so socially awkward, the intense "please don't talk to me" atmosphere could completely evaporate any social desire within a five-meter radius.

Ichiri herself was completely unaware that she had become the center of attention in the corridor.

Her mind was filled with the question of "how to bring it up".

Every time she mustered the courage to approach a student, her mind would automatically start playing out all sorts of embarrassing scenarios.

The other person showed a look of disgust.

The other person couldn't understand what she was saying at all.

The other person simply ignored her and walked away.

The other party called in a teacher who arrested her as a suspicious person.

These images flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, and with each revolving image, her legs grew weaker.

"I can't take it anymore..."

Finally, after the twenty-third failed attempt, Ichiri completely broke down.

She rushed into the nearest stairwell as if fleeing a disaster, plunged into a corner, squatted down with her knees drawn up to her chest, buried her face between her legs and gasped for breath.

"Waaaaaah..."

Xiao Ke flew in after them, landing on the ground with a black line on her face.

"Are you alright?"

"No...not good at all..." Ichiri's voice was muffled. "I'm going to die...I feel like my social life is dead..."

"Isn't that an exaggeration?"

"No exaggeration..." Ichiri buried her head even deeper. "Those people must have thought I was a weirdo... They must have been laughing at me in their hearts... They'll definitely spread the word about me... Tomorrow the whole school will know that there's a pink-haired madwoman acting crazy in the hallway..."

"You really are weird," Xiao Ke said mercilessly. "In all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen someone turn asking for directions into a shuttle run."

"But you're overthinking it, aren't you? They don't seem to care at all..."

"They're only pretending not to care! They're definitely complaining like crazy inside!"

Xiao Ke: "..."

It took a deep breath, trying to suppress the urge to complain: "Okay, so what do we do now? You can't even ask for directions, how are we supposed to find Qianyu?"

"I don't know either……"

"At least think of a way!"

"I'm thinking about it..." Ichiri muttered, "Let me take a moment..."

"How long will it take to recover?!"

"Once I calm down..."

"If you keep going like this, you won't calm down even when it gets dark!"

"Waaah..." Ichiri looked up with a pitiful expression, her blue eyes brimming with tears. "Kei, don't rush me... I really can't bring myself to talk to strangers..."

The little one covered its face with its wings.

"...So how do you usually communicate with people?"

"Normally..." Ichiri tilted her head, starting to think about the question seriously, "Normally... if there's something I need to tell an outsider, I'll tell my older sister first, and then have her relay it..."

"elder sister?"

"Yes." Ichiri nodded. "My sister is very good at socializing...she can handle all my interactions with strangers..."

"What if my sister isn't here?"

"Then... tell Dad, and let him say it for me..."

"Qianyu?"

"Hmm... Dad can handle anything..."

Xiao Ke's eye twitched slightly: "So you mean your social pattern is: you tell your family what you need to say, and then your family acts as a mouthpiece?"

Chapter 231 Mother and Daughter Meet

"Yes, I've used this method for many years, and it has a 100% success rate." Yili became more and more serious as she spoke. "As long as there's a middleman to relay the message for me, I'll be completely fine."

"..."

"So what we need to do now is find someone who can relay my message..."

"Wait a minute," Xiao Ke interrupted her, "You're looking for your father now, right?"

"right."

"You're looking for your dad because you can't ask for directions yourself, right?"

"right……"

"You need to find a middleman to help you ask for directions to your father, right?"

"Um!"

"When you find a middleman, who helps you talk to them?"

Yili opened his mouth, then closed it, then opened it again, then closed it again.

Her brain had clearly entered some kind of vicious cycle.

Finding Dad requires asking for directions, asking for directions requires a middleman, finding the middleman requires striking up a conversation, and striking up a conversation requires a middleman—

"You're just an endless nesting doll!!" Xiao Ke exploded, her orange fur standing on end. "How on earth have you lived to be sixteen?!"