I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

The pomegranate color contrasted with Xiangzi's golden color, and Gao Songdeng tried to make his tone sound as calm as possible.

"Hello again, Toyokawa-san."

If it weren't for Xiao Sui... wanting to get everything resolved, Takamatsu Deng might not have bothered with Toyokawa Shoko anymore.

The intense emotional impact in the simulation caused her memories to transform into the shape of Chitose Noshiro.

She was afraid that she would be ruined by Noshiro Chitose in this life.

"Ah... hello, Takamatsu-san."

Shoko Toyokawa remembered her escape route after seeing Deng coming out of Chitose's house that day, and also remembered the day when she borrowed Chitose from Deng to discuss important matters.

[I don't know when it started, but Takamatsu Deng and I are no longer the close friends we once were.]

Ugh.

These are all choices...I made them myself.

After the two finished speaking, they remained silent. They stared at each other, waiting for one of them to speak first.

Can you replace Qiansui?

Noshiro Chitose spread his hands and took a step back, ready to sit on the mountain and watch the fight.

Finally, Toyokawa Shoko lost her patience and said to the girl who could stare at the watermelon worm for two hours without getting distracted:

"Sorry... Deng, I..."

Those words were really hard to say. She should have explained all the reasons behind the incident as Qiansui had said, but that was too difficult.

There was a deep voice in her heart saying to her:

[Others have no right to decide your life, nor do they have the right to know your story.]

"..."

"I'm sorry... I still can't do it, I..."

I'm a little twisted inside. I've been under a lot of pressure lately. Although it's been partially relieved, I...

When Toyokawa Shoko turned around and wanted to escape, Chitose had already grabbed her wrist:

"Pay attention... You may be her Toyokawa-san, but you're my little Xiangzi-chan. So, just think of it as doing this for me! Don't run away this time, okay?"

"..."

"Okay," Xiangzi took a deep breath, "I'll explain this matter to Deng in detail, right? Then..."

She bit her lower lip and blinked at Noshiro Chitose:

"This is all for you... Thank you, otherwise I still wouldn't dare to face everything." Her voice was so soft that only Noshiro Chitose, who had excellent hearing, noticed it.

Qiansui tilted his head, pretending not to hear, and held the hands of the two men.

The girls' holding hands is a channel of emotional communication among the three.

"Xiao Deng, I'm sorry... Actually, I..."

……

"Huh?! So Xiaoxiang left the band because of family reasons?"

Gao Songdeng covered her chest in disbelief. She actually had a lot of confusion in her heart, but so many years had passed... more than ten years, right?

Time has made her forget a lot.

She had long forgotten the smile on the cute face of Qiansui when she first dreamed of him as her sister.

The second time I dreamed of Chitose, the taste of the bitter wine I drank every night also became blurred.

But the anguish of Chitose's two deaths always stayed with her.

When his consciousness returned to normal, Takamatsu Deng actually felt unfamiliar with Toyokawa Shoko.

She hadn't thought about Xiangzi and the past for... a long, long time.

Maybe this would make it easier for them to reconcile? After all, Gao Songdeng no longer cared.

Her gaze slowly moved away from Xiangzi's golden eyes, and finally fixed on Qiansui's red pupils.

[Yes, if this goes on any longer, no one will be able to bear it.]

【Xiao Sui, please watch me grow up. 】

"Xiangzi, I understand... It's good that things can be explained clearly. I wish you happiness."

Takamatsu Deng imitated the tone of his former junior, Chitose, and tried his best to make the curve of his lips look natural.

"Ah...Okay, I wish you happiness too."

They exchanged brief conversations and observed each other's changes.

An old friend was sitting opposite them at this moment, and only now did they realize that they had grown a lot since they parted on that rainy night.

It’s a pity that we can never go back to the happiness of the past. What is lost is lost. No matter how hard we try to recover it, we can only find a broken heart.

"..."

Chitose placed his hands on the backs of their hands.

She took the girl's hand and did not speak in a hurry, but chose to let the atmosphere continue to brew for a while.

Only after today, Chitose Noshiro will be sure to completely soften Xiangzi.

As long as Xiangzi becomes the same as Xiangzi in the middle period of the simulated China, the last unstable factor in Qiantose's peaceful daily life will disappear.

[When it is used, Xiangzi will be able to be freed from the shackles of the past, which is good for everyone.]

"Hehe," Chitose tilted his head, "I've said it before, if you all have any problems, just sit down and talk it out. After all this time, I'm happy to see that your relationship is no longer tense."

"Xiao Sui..."

"age!"

Xiangzi looked at Qiansui in surprise. At this moment, her gratitude to Qiansui had reached another level.

[I see in her... the person I once hoped to become.]

[Chitose Noshiro is the one who can complete the construction of a community with a shared future. For now, all I want is to be her follower.]

I seem to have lost the ability to continue to be the protagonist on the stage? Ever since I... hurt the friend who once trusted me.

Xiangzi sighed helplessly, and then was frightened when Qiansui held his shoulders.

"Ah! What are you doing?"

"Hey! The look in your eyes just now was not good, Xiaoxiang!"

Noshiro Chitose glanced at the lamp, and the penguin girl nodded at her.

"Xiaoxiang, your atonement has just begun!"

"Keep challenging life, keep living bravely! You don't just have to apologize to Takamatsu Deng, and you don't just have to overcome this predicament."

"Please, shoulder the responsibilities that you should bear."

"Let's go together this time! As a friend, I want to go hand in hand with you, how about it!"

Ch327. The so-called enlightenment of the girl named Wakaba Mutsu

"Toyokawa Shoko, please integrate into my life."

Looking down from above, Chitose Noshiro bent down and said to Toyokawa Shoko:

"Past mistakes can be made up for, lost courage can be regained...Now please hold my hand and continue to face life with me."

"!!!"

Xiangzi only felt that the gold in Qiansui's eyes became more and more dazzling.

There seems to be a ring-shaped object rotating in the golden light. Is it the gear symbolizing fate?

"You were very brave today. The lights will accept your apology because of your sincerity...but I can't say for others!"

"So, please continue to work hard to make everyone you've indirectly hurt forgive you, Xiaoxiang."

"On your path to atonement, you still need to continue to struggle against all the misfortunes and oppression in your life, but you don't need to panic or be terrified!"

Chitose Noshiro held the lamp's hand and helped her up. Their figures standing in front of Shoko were so tall that Shoko Toyokawa could hardly look away.

[I feel so insignificant… When exactly did this happen?!]

"Come on, I...we'll help you."

"Come and be our lifelong friends, Xiaoxiang. You won't be alone on your journey of growth anymore... We'll take it slow, change little by little."

"One day you'll find your former self again!"

At the end of her words, Chitose Noshiro extended her hand to Shoko Toyokawa.

Those were a pair of hands that Shoko Toyokawa should never have held in her life.

[But I had already held Chitose's hand countless times that night.]

Since the connection has already been unclear, just continue to hold her hand.

"it is good."

Before the bell rang, Toyokawa Shoko held Chitose's hand.

Those were the hands she should never have held in her life.

That's the way it is.

……

School days are boring and dull.

It is quite interesting to take care of the small garden.

Playing sculpture while having tea in the afternoon.

After school, I go home alone and enjoy the solitude.

This is the day that belongs to Wakaba Mutsu.

If no one talks to her all day, she can remain silent for 24 hours.

When Mu is silent, she looks like she is in a daze. It is hard to imagine how cute she would be if she laughed out loud.

Who stole the rest of her emotions, leaving only melancholy and depression in her heart?

Maybe...Mu is a born lonely person.

At such a young age, Ruo Ye Mu had already experienced the ups and downs of life through long-term mental torture.

Her mother, Minami, doesn't like her very much and calls her a monster...but Minami is obviously the weirdest one.

My friend, Nagasaki Suyo, probably doesn’t... like her very much.

Mu can feel that Su Shi has been using her all along...but recently Su Shi has restrained himself and no longer allows her to disturb Toyokawa Shoko.

Suye seems to have gone as crazy as Minami lately, alas.

Poor Nagasaki Suyo.

"Ah."

I got home and walked in. The room was empty. The servants were on holiday today.

It was the same at this time yesterday, and the day before yesterday.

The empty house that repeats itself over and over again is the truest reflection of Ruoye Mu's inner space.

Her parents rarely come home to visit her unless they need her to help with work.

Perhaps in everyone's eyes, my expressionless face is a reflection of maturity and strength.

No one seemed to care about her feelings. However, Mu didn't care either.

【Should I say "I'm back"?】

【Forget it, stop talking.】

A voice came from the bottom of her heart and responded to Ruoye Mu's question. This voice was her companion since childhood.