I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

　"I…"

　Chihaya Aine, you deserve to die.

　Aiyin swore that she couldn't sleep again today.

　Unless she continued to tell her the legendary story of how she survived a week on her own with just a piece of compressed biscuit.

　Chitose Noshiro is truly a legend forged amidst suffering, and her indomitable spirit deeply moved Aine.

　While thinking about it, Aine pressed the soles of Chitose’s feet with her knuckles.

　"Woo! Don't move!"

　Aine took in Chitose’s delicious reaction and couldn’t help but feel a strange feeling in her heart:

　[Haha, even such a tenacious youngster is still just a small fry in my hands, right?]

　Ch291. That sunset, she never returned

　"Tell me, do we look like a couple when we go to school together?"

　"How disgusting! Who gave you this space for fantasy?"

　"You, after all, whose best friend always holds hands to go to school?"

　Aine lifted Chitose's hand, and the two soft little hands swayed together like the swing from the day before.

　"Don't get me wrong," Chitose turned her head away, "I just don't know the way from your house to school. I don't want to hold your hand."

　Is this really the case?

　Chihaya Aine saw through it but didn't say anything, and continued walking forward, waving her hands.

　Chihaya Aine didn't care how many people on the street looked at them in surprise.

　She wanted the whole world to know that Chitose Noshiro was her best friend! She was the one who took the photo!

　“Aine? Eh? It’s really you.”

　A female classmate came forward to greet him, but when she saw the duo walking to school arm in arm with Chitose, she was stunned.

　They seemed to have seen something unbelievable, and as they stepped back, they said incoherently, "Did they actually become friends with Noshiro-san?"

　"Yes, yes, Xiao Suisui is my good friend!"

　Aine puffed out her chest proudly.

　And every time this happened, Chitose was curious. If she didn't look at the head, could she really tell the difference between Aine's chest and back?

　I feel no difference.

　……

　Suisui put on a medical eye patch again today. I wonder when her eyes will heal.

　"Ms. Chihaya, why aren't you sitting in your seat with your friends after class? I'm afraid it might be a bit inappropriate for you to come to me in such a hurry."

　Chihaya Aine couldn't sit still.

　As soon as the get out of class was over, she jumped out of her seat and ran to the corner of the classroom.

　"Hey, I missed you, do you want me to introduce other friends to you?"

　"This is the only thing that's unnecessary. And do you have some quirk? Do you like sharing your only friends?"

　"Hey hey! I, I, I... forget it. Haha."

　Touching the back of her head awkwardly, Chihaya Aine tried to change the subject as much as possible.

　"A girl confessed to me again today! I found a confession letter in my shoe cabinet."

　"That's a good way to change the subject, but what does your confession have to do with me?"

　“I! I…”

　Aine’s eyes moved rapidly.

　"What if I agree?"

　"If you agree, you'll have another girlfriend. I've already said it's none of my business."

　"Damn it! Since you can see that I'm trying to change the subject, why don't you continue with my topic and talk about something else!"

　Aine sat on Chitose's desk. Noshiro Chitose tilted her head and felt that she could clearly see the other person's panties from this angle.

　"White."

　"Don't talk about this!"

　“Pfft…hahahaha.”

　Chihaya Aine's shy look is really delicious, and Chitose's smile makes Aine feel happy.

　The break is short and there are many things I want to say.

　It would be nice if this daily routine could be a little longer and more complete. Recess is really too short.

　But fragmented happiness...is not unacceptable.

　Class will start again soon.

　……

　The get out of class was over soon.

　"Sorry, sorry! I didn't bring a lunchbox today... Sui Sui stayed at my house yesterday and I forgot about the lunchbox."

　Aine clasped her hands together, looking ashamed.

　It’s interesting to say, after her mother went out that day, she sent a message to Ain saying that she would be back after the weekend... Her mother was really super nice. At first, Ain was worried that having family members at home would scare Xiaosui.

　After all, wild kittens seem to need a quiet environment to be tamed.

　"Sorry for not making a lunchbox? You don't have to apologize for things like that."

　Chitose has been smiling frequently in front of Aine.

　The corners of her mouth curled up beautifully, shining on Aine like a ray of light from a corner of heaven.

　"Actually, I wasn't expecting anything from Xiao Ai's bento... Fufu, just kidding. Let's just eat the bread from the school canteen today. I bought it when I came to school this morning."

　On the lunch steps reserved for the girls, Chitose moved closer to Aine.

　"Xiao Ai has done so many things for me. You made breakfast today and washed my clothes for me these past two days. This is the first time I've been treated so gently."

　"Eh!"

　Chitose Noshiro, you have such a sweet smile!

　Aine felt even better as she touched the scar on the other person’s arm that was about to fall off.

　This was the most delicious meal she had had in the past few days! It was Sui's treat!

　After hesitating for a moment, before the lunch break ended, Aine invited Chitose: "Tonight,

　Come...come to my house too! I still want to continue protecting Sui Sui! This time I want to be the one to cook for Sui Sui!

　The girl was stunned for a moment.

　Finally, he nodded slightly and said, "Yeah! I'm looking forward to Xiao Ai's cooking tonight."

　……

　"Does Sui Sui like this piece of clothing so much?"

　Aine noticed that the clothes she gave to Chitose at the weekend were always kept in her bag.

　"Of course, my baby. You actually chatted with those girls in the supermarket for so long... We missed the best opportunity to observe the sunset."

　Qiansui pointed to the sky angrily. The orange color of the sky had begun to be invaded by the darkness.

　It looks like petals that are about to fall.

　"Ahem, we're classmates after all, and they're so enthusiastic I really, really, really can't get away! I'm sorry!"

　"Hmph. I don't blame you," Chitose frowned as she checked the basket of their food, "Did you forget your favorite salmon at the counter? I can't seem to find it."

　"Eh? Let me see...it seems to be true, right?"

　"Then wait here for me, I'll get it back."

　Chitose stuffed the two bags of clothes and food into Aine's arms and took a step back.

　"Forget it! I can't eat it every day... You only let me buy it because you dote on me too much."

　"No, no, I spent money on it. You, a young lady, don't understand that you can't just throw away things you spent money on! You're just an idiot."

　"Hey! I understand... Never mind, I'll wait for you here, go and come back soon."

　In the end, Chitose saw Aine's helplessness, so she hugged her and pecked her gently on the face.

　Where Chihaya Aine couldn't see, a dark light flashed in Noshiro Chitose's eyes.

　[Chihaya Aine, our daily lives are pretty peaceful right now, right? ]

　Let me move the story to different stages.

　……

　"Wait here until I come back."

　Having said this, Chitose Noshiro walked away.

　Aine waited for a long time that day, but no matter how long she waited, the silver-haired girl never showed up.

　That's the way it is.

　Ch292. Please, can you kill me now?

　It was three days later that I saw Chitose Noshiro again.

　Aine waited for three days but did not encounter Noshiro Chitose in the classroom in the early morning.

　It seemed that the girl was just an illusion.

　A phantom that belongs only to spring, after deceiving the girl's heart, it dances away with the falling cherry blossoms.

　During the time when Chitose Noshiro disappeared, Aine found that everything around her was normal.

　The teacher never mentioned the girl in the corner of the classroom, ignoring her existence as usual.

　Teacher... what a jerk. Aine felt that Chitose's current situation was related to the lack of a good teacher... but how could there be so many good teachers in the world?

　The classmates did not care about the disappearance of the wounded girl. Instead, they all became more active.

　It’s as if the world is missing a jinx, and the earth is less unlucky.

　Everyone's increasingly cheerful faces somehow made Chihaya Aine feel a little uncomfortable.

　some…

　【nausea.】

　But these are all illusions, right?

　She wanted to ask everyone around her! Why didn't they care where the girl covered in wounds in the corner of the classroom went! Why are you, as a teacher, so indifferent? But -

　Thinking that no one cared, Chihaya Aine didn't say anything more.

　She ends up at the place where Chitose is forced to work.

　She didn't see the fragile figure behind the cash register. All she saw was a girl in her early twenties with golden eyes and white hair working there.

　All the clues were disconnected.

　Chitose Noshiro seemed to have disappeared... No, that's not the case.

　It should be said that it seems that Chitose Noshiro has never existed.

　Three days had passed since we parted at sunset when I saw Chitose Noshiro again.

　Today is Friday, another Friday.

　During lunch break, Aine was alone on the path inside the school, enjoying her solitude and lunch. After returning to the classroom with her eyes downcast, she saw the friend she had been thinking about day and night——

　But her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse.

　"Sui Sui! You..."