Can Lixi look at me alone?

She initially thought the cut on her index finger was a necessary small sacrifice for Lixi. She could tell that Xiangzi and Sushi cared about her, but she didn't care about them.

Therefore, their attitudes were irrelevant to Yuzuki. Even if the two of them spoke harshly to Yuzuki, she wouldn't feel sad.

There was only one person she couldn't ignore.

"Little Riki! That was my fault, please don't talk about Little Yuzuki like that..."

Xiangzi stood between them, preventing Lixi, who realized she had spoken harshly, from explaining to Jieyue immediately.

As for explaining to the blue-haired guy in front of me?

"Since Xiangzi has already said it's his fault, can you please stop bothering Jieyue?"

It's still more comfortable treating her this way.

"Um... Xiao Lixi, please don't do that. Xiao Xiang and Xiao Jieyue are just..."

Su Shi turned around, intending to drag Jie Yue into this conflict that was escalating into an argument. In her opinion, the understanding Jie Yue would surely be able to resolve the conflict.

But the sight before her made her heart tremble.

The pink-haired girl was looking at her, or rather, they were...crying. Su Shi didn't know how long she had been crying, but tears kept rolling down her beautiful clear blue eyes.

"Koyuki?"

Su Shi's voice became more genuine due to her emotional fluctuations, but none of the people present noticed the change in her voice.

Because of me, Xiaojieyue not only had to deal with those snails, but also got injured, which led to Lixi saying that she is now being scolded.

I wasn't able to help at all during this process...

Xiangzi clenched his fists, feeling a sense of disgust for his own weakness.

"Lixi, it's all my fault. Please don't take it out on Xiaojieyue."

... "

What's the point of getting angry with you?

The black-haired girl reached out and pulled her halfway, then grasped Yuzuki's hand, examined it closely to make sure there were no other wounds, and only then did she soften her stance.

"I didn't take it out on Yuzuki. I just dislike Xiangzi, who doesn't know how complicated cooking is, yet still asks others to do so much for her."

Lixi didn't react in any special way to Jieyue's tears. After wiping away her tears, he explained.

"Don't worry so much about Yuzuki, it's her condition... a condition that makes her unable to stop crying."

After realizing what was happening, Jieyue nodded belatedly.

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 26 Peerless Sword Maiden

Yes, I definitely didn't cry because I was sad, definitely not... I just couldn't control myself.

Yuzuki kept wiping away her tears, and forced a smile to tell Su Shi and Xiangzi that she was indeed fine, which relieved them.

"Phew, I thought Yuzuki was really sad... Oh, I see. I'm sorry, I didn't consider that..."

Xiangzi apologized to her, but she didn't want to listen.

"It's okay, Xiao Xiang, you don't need to be so sad... I'm used to being sick, it's not that bad."

Su Shi hugged her from behind.

"I should do more to help Xiaoyue, but I get scared whenever I see those living snails..."

Su Shi's incredibly soft embrace rubbed against Jie Yue's back, making her feel a pang of envy.

"It's okay, Soyo helped me a lot too..."

After hearing the sizzling sound of the snail shell, she turned off the gas stove and used snail pliers and a snail fork to cut out a piece of fragrant snail meat. She then handed it to Su Shi's mouth.

"Please come and try it, Soyo~ What do you think of the taste?"

Am I...am I the one who takes the first bite?

Jieyue, who was using her as a test subject, had already decided which snail would be most suitable to feed to Lixi. She just wanted to use Su Shi's mouth to see how the live snail she had prepared was, and whether it was edible.

"Thank you, Xiaojieyue~"

Mm, it tastes very good.

The tender protein paired with the delicate aroma of chopped vegetables makes Su Shi want to eat another one after chewing and swallowing for a while.

However, Yuzuki didn't make many; if divided up, it would probably be two for each person...

If others wanted to eat more, Su Shi decided to share her second one with everyone.

"So delicious! But... I don't think I did anything..."

Jieyue glanced at the bandage on her index finger and thought to herself, "Xiangzi hurt me, so he didn't just do nothing."

"It's alright. I'm sure Xiao Xiang is smart enough to have already learned it, right?"

After gagging her, I can finally enjoy some time with Riki-chan...

?

Why...why doesn't Riki-chan want me to feed her...?

Watching the black-haired girl already chewing, Yuzuki's small hand, which had been resting on her chest, drooped. Her unhappiness was visibly obvious.

"It's delicious! Yuzuki, why don't you try some?"

Lixi put the other snails into the plate and handed it to Jieyue.

She glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the snail she had marked was still there. Otherwise, it would have been a little hard to accept that it had been eaten by someone else.

"I'll go get some for Xiaodeng and Xiaomu to try. I'm glad Lixi thinks it's good..."

Why am I starting to...dislike Riki-chan?

No, I can't do this! I have to give her all my love... Only in this way can I be happy with Riki-chan forever...

"Little lamp, open your mouth~ Ah~"

Mu chose the snail shell with the mark, feeling that the taste was slightly different from the last time.

By the time Deng finished praising Yue, Mu had already finished his portion.

"Seriously, why did Xiaomu eat the one I marked?"

Beneath her calm and delicate features lay a hidden grievance. Noticing this, Yuzuki had no choice but to put down the plate and rub her cheeks.

"Okay, okay, it's not that Xiaomu isn't allowed to eat it. It's just that the snail got contaminated with my blood when I was processing it. As long as Xiaomu doesn't find it disgusting..."

Blood…?!

At the same time, Tama and Mutsu looked at Yuzuki's body, searching for wounds. It took Mutsu a while to find the bandages she had thrown away and the shallow cuts that had healed.

"Will it hurt?"

Why does this child always ask such strange questions?

Yuzuki was a little impatient, but she still gently patted her head.

"No, it was just an accident."

Her clear golden eyes looked towards the window, her fingers quietly clenching.

"Yuzuki, it was an accident...who was it because of?"

The girl with the gentle smile was so shocked by her words that her expression changed drastically, and she could only quickly turn away to prevent others from seeing her expression.

"Hmm...it was just my own carelessness."

It was for Riki's sake, but... I seem to have done something wrong.

Xiao Mu, please don't bring this up again, thank you.

Not in the mood to hear what would happen next, Yuzuki rubbed her stiff smile and pulled the light into the kitchen, where she met Riki.

The drummer, who was contemplating whether or not to apologize to Yuzuki, glanced at the lead singer, whom she didn't particularly like, and tactfully left the kitchen.

To prevent the lamp from causing trouble for Yuzuki out of fear of itself.

"Little lamp, don't be afraid..."

It's all because of you that Riki-chan is ignoring me...

Jieyue shook her head to clear her mind and not take her anger out on Xiaodeng, a quiet and shy girl.

"Come on, put the rock sugar into the pot..."

I taught her how to make a syrup, then took it home to process it, and then brought the child a konpeito a week later.

Is this for Riki-chan?

"Hmm! Is this okay...?"

The lamp has a really cute smile, but Yuzuki doesn't focus on her.

"Okay, that's all. Little Lamp is the best! Now, leave it to me... I'll take it home and take care of Little Lamp."

The girl's gentle smile and warm words warmed Deng's heart.

Yuzuki is the only human being... I must become Yuzuki so that everyone...

She looked at everyone in the living room.

Making everyone feel happy and warm... that's what makes us truly human.

She mimicked Yuzuki's smile and tilted her head at the pink-haired girl.

The lamp said goodbye to everyone, went home, and lay down on its bed.

If it's a monthly settlement, it can definitely solve many problems...

She recalled her past self, how she had intended to thank someone but instead gave them many stones that she herself liked. The experience of being treated as a strange person left her somewhat bewildered.

I don't know why I cried at the graduation ceremony, nor do I know why I laughed when others laughed.

The light went into the bathroom.

Will Yuzuki find out?

Always gentle, always giving to everyone, softly comforting everyone, and always by their side—that's Yuzuki…

Will they know why they cry and why they laugh?

Yuzuki must know…

The lamp hugged its penguin pillow tightly, ready to go stargazing.

but no matter.

Yuzuki would never laugh because she forgot to wash Riki's clothes, nor would she cry because konpeito (Japanese candy) is easy to make.

"I'm so sorry, Riki-chan... please wear my clothes to school tomorrow..."

Jieyue, who had already hung the clothes out to dry, was in the kitchen researching how to automatically add water to the pot of syrup.

"Huh? No class tomorrow? Have you been working too much like a snail and turned into one too?"

The eerie silence on the other end of the phone made Lixi want to apologize, but just before she could say it, she heard Jieyue's soft voice again.

"Ah...sorry, I was making syrup for Xiaodeng just now. But what about the bento that Xiaolixi made? Everyone ate at Soyo's house today...should we throw it away?"

"It's okay, I'll come find you during practice tomorrow."

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