I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

　"I'm sorry, I'm going to resign from this position today. Please don't call me that anymore."

　"Eh?"

　The female classmates passing by were still enthusiastic, but it was a pity that Aine was lacking in social energy now.

　If it were not long ago, perhaps she would have chatted with the other party about some daily matters.

　But now...sigh.

　[I'm so tired, but I feel like all my energy was used up yesterday.]

　Achieving success, welcoming victory, unexpected events, and complete failure were just the ups and downs of Aine's yesterday.

　In the second half of the night, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Finally, after pondering for a long time at her computer desk, she decided to resign from the principal, ending this short but fruitful experience as president.

　I'm so tired. Maybe I should take a day off and catch up on some sleep today.

　But I really want to see Sui, I want to curl up in her arms, close my eyes and rest for a while.

　【Even though...I really don't want to see you.】

　She wants to meet him but is also afraid of meeting him. She feels uncomfortable whether she meets him or not.

　But after much thought, Aine decided to come to school.

　"Xiao Ai, you are late."

　At the classroom door, a girl covered in wounds was waiting for her.

　Today, she no longer had a bandage on her forehead, and both her eyes were exposed, which was a rare sight.

　Her eyes were bright yet dim, carrying countless memories they shared.

　"Years old, I miss you, long time no see."

　"We just met yesterday, what are you talking about?"

　"I...I'm not! We haven't seen each other for a whole night..."

　Her eyes were evasive, and Aine didn't dare to look directly at the other person.

　"I'm going back to my seat first, year-old...I like you."

　"Me too, I like you."

　It's a confession game that I'm extremely familiar with, but today it feels a little weird.

　Chitose's words "I like you" no longer sounded pure to Aine. It was like a shackle that made Aine breathless.

　My heart is in turmoil. How could this happen?

　[Can someone like me and a girl as nice as Xiao Sui really say we like each other? ]

　"Ugh."

　……

　"Ugh."

　Am I really worthy of Chitose's love?

　Aiyin lay on the table, absentmindedly listening to the teacher at the podium explaining the knowledge points again and again.

　From time to time, her eyes would turn to Huizuka's desk next to her. That guy didn't come to class today.

　【Luckily that person isn't here, otherwise I'd have a bigger headache.】

　"Ugh."

　This is the third time I sigh today.

　"The problem was exposed as early as that elopement. But I naively thought that I could just ignore it for a while and leave everything to myself tomorrow."

　But that's not the case.

　The question that troubles Aine is whether it is good or bad for Chitose that she has joined his life on her own initiative.

　She clearly wanted to confidently express her affirmation of this question, but she couldn't do it.

　Because of the appearance of Chihaya Aine, Chitose Noshiro's life has been messed up.

　Maybe... she thinks too much of herself.

　Maybe... she shouldn't even exist.

　[No! I can't think like that, I...]

　At least I helped Xiao Sui end the tragedy of domestic violence! I also helped her gradually become accepted by the community...

　But what is the price?

　[The price is that Chitose Noshiro's wounds increased. 】

　[The price I paid was that all the illusions I had created were shattered.]

　Chihaya Aine saved Noshiro Chitose, just like a hero saving the world.

　But when she defeated the devil and looked back at the way she came, holding the princess, she found that she had turned the world upside down.

　All that was left behind were ruins.

　A lot of things were broken because of her.

　"How many of the wounds on Chitose Noshiro's body were inflicted because of me?"

　[How many of the wounds in her heart were caused by me?]

　She had promised to save her, but in the end, she had accomplished nothing. She wasn't a hero who had defeated the Demon King. She was just an ordinary person who had gone in circles, taken countless detours, and finally returned to the starting point.

　"Ugh."

　After the fourth sigh, the get out of class was over and it was lunchtime again.

　between.

　"Come on, stop sitting here like an idiot!"

　Noshiro Chitose placed the tablecloth wrapped in the lunch box on top of Aine's head, and the warm and heavy feeling instantly woke Chihaya Aine up.

　"Let's go have lunch."

　……

　"How's the food today?"

　"Hmm...hmm, delicious."

　"Why are you so listless? You seem a bit perfunctory, love."

　"I... I'm sorry, I'm just feeling depressed. I've lost my appetite and desire to express myself."

　Aiyin snuggled in Chitose's arms while eating lunch. She felt like a little baby who needed comfort.

　"Sui Sui, I still feel sorry. I can't do anything for you, so why do you still like me so much?"

　"Do I need a reason to like you? I just like you. And you've already done the best you could to help me, and you've made me very dependent on you. This is already a good ending."

　"No, I'm really useless."

　Aine curled up in Chitose's arms. She was very tired and needed such a plump and soft body to lean on.

　"Look, idiot, the wounds on my body are all scabby now. You have done your best."

　"At least, it's much better than I imagined."

　"Sui Sui, what did you think I could do at the beginning? Did you ever think that I could directly help you solve all your troubles? Whether it was obstacles at home or at school, would I help you solve them?"

　Chihaya Aine rubbed Chitose's heart a few times and looked at Noshiro Chitose pitifully.

　"Ah, to say I believed her 100% is really naive. But I really didn't expect Ai to go to such lengths for me!"

　"If I had a hundred difficulties, Xiao Ai has solved at least sixty of them! That's a huge success!"

　It’s not enough. I clearly promised you that I would take responsibility for your life!

　Chihaya Aine thought back to those things that she thought would be successful but always turned out to be beyond her expectations, and she felt that she was simply too incompetent.

　"Ugh."

　Aine groaned for who knows how many times today, but this time she felt her cheeks wet.

　"Xiao Sui...sneak attack me!"

　"Because Ai is my hero, you saved me. Even though I said I didn't want to rely on you, I didn't expect you to gradually take control of me... You're so cunning."

　"But I..."

　Aine turned her head away and was about to say something but was interrupted.

　"Stop talking about that, Chihaya Aine. The loss and emptiness you feel right now shouldn't exist! Where's your fighting spirit?"

　"You've already redeemed Noshiro Chitose. Now you should enjoy everything you've won."

　Qiansui blinked, and the golden light in his red eyes could no longer be suppressed.

　To Aine, it was as if two suns were burning in Chitose's eyes.

　Finally, Noshiro Chitose pointed at herself.

　"Like... me."

　"Come on, Ai. It's time you relaxed."

　Ch314. At noon, we looked at each other with tears in our eyes

　Noshiro Chitose hugged Aine, who was lying in her arms like a baby, tighter.

　"This time, please rely on me and vent your dissatisfaction and unhappiness on me."

　"You deserve this... You should never give without receiving."

　"Please, relax a little!"

　"Even just once, please take off your mask and throw away your burdens, and act coquettishly in my arms without restraint."

　"Please, please...don't put so much pressure on yourself, okay? We still have a long way to go."

　【Can…】

　Aine thought she would feel better after hearing Chitose's words of comfort.

　But she found that the guilt in her heart was only deepening.

　For a moment she even felt suffocated, and even felt pain in the depths of her soul.

　"Sui, don't be so nice to me... Don't you know? Now when I see your gentleness, I feel... I don't seem to be worthy of you."

　It was clearly just a casual flirtation back then, but I didn't expect to provoke a rare treasure in the world.

　Just look in the mirror and you will understand how embarrassed and miserable you are as a person who contacts others with impure motives.

　Chihaya Aine struggled to get out of Chitose's arms but found that the other party was unwilling to let go.

　"Don't...Xiao Ai, don't be like this, you are putting too much pressure on yourself..."

　"No one can predict being bullied... And I told you, it's because I didn't reject your approach, so blame me."

　"Years old! I was the one who approached you first... My fault was definitely before yours."

　They are all good girls.

　Neither of them would allow the other to take all the blame.

　They would rather get hurt themselves than let others get hurt, but this often makes both of them sad.

　"Sui, you know, it's actually my appearance that has made your life worse... Just feel your neck!"

　Aine twisted her body and rode on Chitose's waist. She held her shoulders and fixed her eyes on the wound on her neck.

　"Have you forgotten? If I hadn't eloped with you, you wouldn't have been hurt by your mother... Maybe? Maybe if you hadn't run away—no! If you hadn't known me, you wouldn't have been beaten by your mother for going home with me, and you wouldn't have eloped with me in the end!"

　"Love, what are you talking about! This kind of thing is not

　You're taking it upon yourself to blame yourself!"

　Chitose tried her best to turn over, and Chihaya Aine was suddenly pressed onto the concrete road.

　The flying dust from the grass and trees is the dust created by the collision of their emotions.