Crossover Anime: Winning over Misako Amamiya at the start

Passersby stopped to watch, some even recording with their phones. Ruo Yemu found that her feet seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch.

"Come here." Chen Xiao suddenly grabbed her hand and shoved the guitar into her arms. "You play the lead, and I'll play the chords."

Wakaba Mutsumi instinctively took the guitar.

The moment my fingertips touched the strings, something hotter than anger ignited in my chest.

Her pick swept across the strings, and the notes poured out like pearls.

Chen Xiao's harmonies perfectly complemented her melody, and their impromptu duet drew even more applause. After the performance...

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them. Ruoye Mu held the slightly cooled matcha latte, her fingertips gently tracing the inside of the cup.

"Thank you," she said suddenly, her voice so soft it was almost drowned out by the noise of the street.

Chen Xiao turned his head to look at her, his black hair fluttering in the evening breeze: "Thank me for what?"

“Playing with you…” Wakaba Mutsumi’s eyelashes cast dappled shadows on her face. “I never knew music could be so beautiful.”

Chen Xiao stopped in his tracks: "You don't like music?"

Ruoye Mu shook her head, her emerald eyes reflecting the last rays of the setting sun: "I only joined the band because I'm childhood friends with Xiangzi..."

"That's why you prefer pieces like 'Quiet'." Chen Xiao suddenly realized.

A faint smile appeared on Ruoye Mutsu's lips: "My mother is a classical musician, and our house is always full of guests..." Her fingers unconsciously tightened, "but I never feel happy."

Chen Xiao suddenly took her hand, and the warmth of their palms touching made Ruo Yemu tremble slightly.

"Would you like to come to your house for a visit?"

Ruo Yemu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "...Okay."

The residence of Mutsumi Wakaba is located in a quiet, upscale residential area, with the three-story Western-style building surrounded by meticulously manicured shrubs.

As the automatic door slowly opened, Chen Xiao whistled.

"It's even more luxurious than I imagined."

Ruoye Mu's fingers paused as she typed in the password: "It's just... my parents' taste."

Stepping into the entryway, the light from the crystal chandelier reflects cold, sharp spots onto the black marble floor.

Chen Xiao's gaze swept across the empty living room—the grand piano was spotless, and the pendulum of the antique clock swayed rhythmically, making the entire space seem even more tranquil.

"Do you live alone?" Chen Xiao took off his coat.

Wakaba Mutsu neatly arranged the two people's shoes: "Our parents... tour abroad all year round."

Chen Xiao suddenly hugged her from behind, his warm chest pressed against her back: "Such a big house, you must be lonely, right?"

"!" Wakaba Muku froze. "Let go..."

"Shh..." Chen Xiao's lips brushed against her earlobe, "Your home is just like you."

His hand touched her heart: "Your heart is empty."

Ruo Yemu's breathing became rapid, but her struggles were pitifully weak: "Chen Xiao...no..."

"No..." she protested, almost incoherently, "We'll be found out..."

"It's okay, it's just you and me at home!"

Chen Xiao had already pinned her down on the leather sofa.

after an hour.

Chen Xiao's fingers gently brushed against Ruo Yemu's sweat-dampened temples, and the system notification sounded crisply in his mind:

[Ding! Host has successfully won over the key character, Wakaba Mutsumi!]

[Reward Obtained: Soul Resonance (Ultimate)]

[Unlock New Ability: Emotional Resonance, allowing you to sense and influence the target's deep emotional fluctuations]

Ruoye Mu was curled up in the corner of the sofa, her snow-white shoulders peeking out from under her disheveled clothes.

Her emerald eyes were misty.

"Mu," Chen Xiao's voice carried a languid aftertaste, "would you be willing to betray Xiangzi for me?"

Ruo Yemu's body visibly stiffened for a moment. She gripped the sofa armrest tightly, her knuckles turning white: "I...can't..."

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow in surprise... With the blessing of his succubus system, few people could remain rational after intimate contact.

This seemingly delicate girl has such a strong inner strength.

"Because of our childhood friendship?" He deliberately leaned close to her ear.

Ruo Yemu gently shook her head, a strand of hair brushing against Chen Xiao's nose: "Because... I promised to stay with her until the end."

Chen Xiao suddenly chuckled and reached out to ruffle her hair: "I just can't do anything with you."

Ruo Yemu looked up in confusion, only to meet Chen Xiao's admiring gaze. She had expected to see anger or disappointment, but instead found only a peculiar tenderness.

"Brother Xiao...aren't you angry?"

"Why are you angry?" Chen Xiao cupped her face in his hands. "Loyalty is a very precious quality."

Ruo Yemu's eyes suddenly reddened. She leaned forward and placed a series of light, butterfly-wing-like kisses on Chen Xiao's lips: "I'm sorry... thank you..." When the tenth kiss landed on his Adam's apple, her voice was already choked with emotion.

Chen Xiao pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head: "Silly girl."

Moonlight streamed through the gauze curtains, casting crisscrossing shadows on the floor.

As Ye Mu leaned against Chen Xiao's chest and listened to his strong heartbeat, she suddenly felt that the empty house was no longer so cold.

“However,” Chen Xiao suddenly spoke, twirling a strand of her hair with his finger, “if Xiangzi hurts you, this agreement will be null and void.”

Ruo Yemu looked up and saw a dangerous glint in Chen Xiao's eyes. She instinctively flinched, but was pulled back into his warm embrace.

"Brother Xiao..." she whispered, her voice tinged with a dependence she herself was unaware of.

Chen Xiao kissed her forehead: "Go to sleep, I'll wait until you fall asleep before I leave."

As Ye Mu gradually relaxed in his arms, her breathing became steady.

Chen Xiao gazed at her sleeping profile, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

The Tokyo night sky was obscured by dark clouds. Chen Xiao walked on the street on his way home, the air filled with a rusty, bloody smell.

His steps suddenly stopped—a mangled corpse lay at the alleyway ahead, its internal organs scattered like withered flower petals under the pale streetlights.

“This is…” Chen Xiao crouched down, his fingertips lightly touching the still-warm blood on the ground. There was a 0.4-inch bite mark on the corpse’s neck, like that of a wild beast, but the edges of the wound were unusually clean, as if it had been precisely cut by some sharp weapon.

Chen Xiao squinted and followed the trail of blood. After turning three street corners, he saw the figure under a flickering streetlamp—

Two-part ceremony.

She stood in a pool of blood, her white kimono stained crimson, and a dagger in her hand dripping with a viscous liquid.

Under the moonlight, her eyes were so empty it was chilling, like a doll whose soul had been ripped out.

"You killed someone?" Chen Xiao approached slowly, his muscles already on high alert.

Ryougi Shiki slowly raised her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes: "I...don't know what happened." Her voice was so soft it seemed to come from a very far place.

Chen Xiao walked up to her and caught the scent of blood and sandalwood on her body.

He grasped her wrist, which was holding the knife; its touch was icy cold, unlike that of a living person. "Then why are you covered in blood?"

The short sword clattered to the ground. Ryougi Shiki looked at her trembling hands, bits of flesh still clinging between her fingers: "I woke up like this... But I didn't kill anyone."

Chen Xiao pondered, observing the corpse on the ground in the distance. "Although you smell of blood, you must have just walked through this street today, right?"

"Hmm." Ryougi Shiki nodded, looking at Chen Xiao with a complicated expression. "Come to think of it, we're actually classmates. I saw your concert at school."

Chapter 119 Mastering the Two Ryougi Shiki, Infiltrating the Cave of Garan

Chen Xiao stared into Ryougi Shiki's empty eyes, a look he knew all too well—the bewilderment of a soul torn apart. He crouched down, his fingertips lightly touching the still-warm blood on the ground.

"You mean you're awake?" Chen Xiao asked, looking up as he twirled the blood sample between his fingers.

Ryougi Shiki frowned slightly, as if trying to recall: "I don't know... It seems like I suddenly opened my eyes and found myself here."

Chen Xiao stood up, a knowing smile playing on his lips: "I understand, you have two personalities."

"Perhaps." Ryougi Shiki looked down at her blood-stained hands, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

Chen Xiao gestured for her to follow him, and the two returned to the alleyway where the body had first been found. The body was so mangled it was nauseating, with internal organs scattered all over the ground, as if it had been torn apart by some kind of wild animal.

“Look here,” Chen Xiao pointed to the wound on the corpse’s neck, “the edges of the wound are unusually smooth, as if it was cut by a sharp weapon, but there are also bite marks. And the blood at the corner of your mouth…” He suddenly reached out and ran his thumb across Ryougi Shiki’s lips, “Although it looks terrible, it smells completely different.”

Ryougi Shiki stared at him blankly. As his classmate, she certainly knew Chen Xiao—the musical genius who was notorious for his womanizing ways and drove countless girls crazy. But the Chen Xiao standing in front of her now had a sharp light in his eyes that was completely different from what she knew.

"You mean..." Ryougi Shiki's voice trembled slightly.

"Someone is trying to frame you." Chen Xiao looked directly into her eyes. "How are you mentally right now?"

The words had barely left her lips when Ryougi Shiki's expression twisted in pain. She clutched her head, groaning in agony, "I have a...headache...I want to kill someone..."

The next second, she pounced on Chen Xiao like an arrow released from a bow, the short knife in her hand again, seemingly out of nowhere. In the moonlight, the blade gleamed with a deadly cold light.

"Emperor Keke!"

Chen Xiao murmured, and the world instantly froze. Ryougi Shiki's body was suspended in mid-air, the tip of her blade only three inches from Chen Xiao's throat. He could clearly see the complex emotions of murderous intent and pain churning in her eyes.

The instant time resumed its flow, Ryougi Shiki found herself inexplicably back in the same spot, as if the attack had never happened. She looked at Chen Xiao in shock: "Who...who are you?"

"I was just passing by." Chen Xiao shrugged, his smile as relaxed as if nothing had happened. "But if you need my help, you can come to me. Also, remember to be more careful next time, and trust your instincts—you're not a murderer."

Ryougi Shiki's eyes suddenly reddened: "Why...why did you say I'm not a murderer?"

“Because your knife wasn’t meant to kill.” Chen Xiao approached her and gently wiped the blood from her face. “You’re a kind person. How could someone like you possibly kill someone? It’s someone who’s trying to force you to kill.”

Ryougi Shiki lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly. Chen Xiao could sense the intense conflict between the two personalities within her. He extended his hand: "Let's leave here first; the body will be discovered soon."

She hesitated for a moment, then placed her hand in his palm. Chen Xiao could feel the coldness and trembling of her fingertips.

“I’ll take you home,” he said. The mountain path reeked of blood, and the moonlight cast a ghastly white glow on the scattered corpses. Ryougi Shiki’s hand, gripping the sword, trembled slightly, her knuckles turning white from the force. Chen Xiao stood beside her, his gaze following the trail of blood to the dark mountain hollow in the distance.

"Feeling unwell again? Want to kill someone, right?" Chen Xiao asked softly, subtly placing himself between Ryougi Shiki and the corpse.

Ryougi Shiki took a deep breath, a suppressed sob escaping her throat: "Why...why would they do this?"

“Because someone is testing your limits.” A sharp glint flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. “By provoking you to kill, they are observing the hidden power within you. Many magicians spend their entire lives pursuing the Root, and your body… may be the key to the Root.”