Mygo, you guys seem to be getting a bit heavy-hearted.

Shiina Riki's entire body turned grayish-white, and as a gentle breeze blew by, dust scattered all over the ground in a scene of failure.

It hurts, it hurts too much...

"...Hmm, as expected...it's too strange."

After a moment's hesitation, Taki said weakly, "Although we're no longer in a band, I still want to go back to how I used to address you, is that okay? Taki...-chan?"

Shiina Tatsuki, resurrected in glory.

This world is truly amazing!

She was born just to hear the lighthouse call her "Taki-chan"!

"Of course! Lights!"

Absolutely! It's easy!

In Shiina Tatsuki's mind, the little Tatsuki figure clasped his hands together, and a ridiculous smile that seemed to be about to ascend to heaven slowly appeared on his lips.

Bliss...

"Tomori! Call me one more time! I'll do anything!"

Su Shi, standing to the side: "?"

Why did I suddenly feel a chill down my back, and my knees are a little itchy?

Su Shi couldn't figure it out and could only assume it was an illusion.

The lighthouse whispered, "Taki-chan..."

"oh oh--!!"

Lixi suppressed his unruly heartbeat, feeling his breathing become rapid.

Su Shi, unable to bear it any longer, frowned and said, "Li Xi, could you please not express yourself like this in public... in such an inappropriate way?"

Nagasaki Motoyo, actually polite.

Even though the other party was in such a state, she was still able to maintain her politeness and did not use the word that could have more directly expressed Li Xi's current state.

"Huh? What did I do wrong? But you're acting like you're about to lecture me for no reason. Are you my parents?"

With the lamp behind her providing support, Lixi, who had been so easy to manipulate just moments before, was no longer afraid of Su Shi, as if she had been enhanced.

"what?"

#（▼ dishes▼#）

This person is beyond saving!

"Don't be angry, Su Shi...it's my fault..."

Mu gently tugged at Su Shi's sleeve.

Su Shi's expression softened instantly. She smiled, squinted her eyes, and patted Mu's shoulder: "It's not Mu's fault, I'm not angry anymore."

How could she possibly be angry with Xiao Mu?

If that day ever comes, it must mean I've lost my mind.

Su Shi tried to keep her expression calm and said, "Alright, I'll get straight to the point."

"Based on all the signs, those two over there are very likely already in a relationship, and it's not entirely impossible that they're even living together."

At this moment, the extraordinary wisdom finally became truly deserving of its name.

The whole thing was explained in a single sentence, but she herself didn't realize it and still thought it was a reasonable speculation.

"Huh? How could this be!?"

"..."

"What?!"

The light was still on; I couldn't believe it.

However, the mastermind behind Mu was already aware of the whole truth.

Li Xi found it unbelievable, not because of Yan Ming, but because of Toyokawa Shoko.

...This is Toyokawa Shoko, a genius even more talented than a genius!

Although compared to myself, she's only slightly better at composing, slightly richer, slightly more attractive, and slightly closer to the lamp... that's all!

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Xi still found it unbelievable!

That's Toyokawa Shoko!

Such a person would actually become, become... *cough*

The overly innocent Ms. Shiina covered her face.

"Mr. Xiaoxiang and Mr. Yanming... Su Shi-chan! What's going on?! Please tell me!"

Although Deng couldn't fully understand the meaning of the words, her keen intuition allowed her to sense the danger.

Her suns seem to be running away!

This is absolutely unacceptable!!!

"Little lamp?"

Su Shi, still bewildered by the grab on the shoulder, said, "This is just a guess, it may not be the truth. In the end, this kind of reasoning without conclusive evidence is just ordinary gossip. Don't get so excited."

She thought the lamp was reacting this way because she was worried about Xiangzi, but little did she know... during the time she was away, another light source appeared in the world of lamps.

"The Eight Trigrams..."

Deng murmured, chewing on the word, appearing slightly calmer. "How did Su Shi... deduce this? Can you tell me?"

Chapter 114: Overly Heavy Emotions.

How did you make that deduction?

This... is a little embarrassing to say...

And those secrets about Yanming that only I know... I can't tell Xiaodeng and the others these things.

Su Shi hesitated.

"Su Shi?"

"Xiaodeng, I can't fully explain this to you with just words. After all, everyone's perspective is different, and what they see will naturally be different, so... I'm sorry."

While touching her ten fingers together, Su Shi secretly fiddled with her nails.

This is her usual behavior when she lies, but unfortunately the only person who can notice this is currently engaged in a life-or-death struggle with a certain Toyokawa clan member who has evolved into a deep-sea octopus king, so no one can expose her lies.

Lamp didn't doubt: "...Is that so? Does Su Shi mean that I should observe in my own way?"

"Ah...that's one way to understand it."

Su Shi didn't expect Deng's thinking to change so quickly.

Deng nodded, his expression becoming more resolute: "I understand."

"so……"

Lixi pointed at the two people over there, "We've been talking for so long, shouldn't we go and separate them?"

If those two don't quiet down soon, they might attract the aquarium staff and get asked to leave.

Moreover, not to mention the staff, the surrounding tourists also looked like they were watching amusement. They didn't look at the fish in the tank anymore, but instead stretched their necks like giraffes to watch Yanming and Xiangzi's performance of "Early Humans Taming Wild Octopuses". This made Lixi, who was the two's companion, very uncomfortable and wished she could escape from this place on the spot.

The other three also looked around upon hearing the sound.

"Ohhhhhh!"

"Quack! This is the tooth I want to see!"

"To see something like this, the ticket was definitely worth it!"

"Go! Girl who looks like an octopus! Beat him until he's kneeling on the ground, teeth chattering!"

"Don't stop! Hehehe! Don't let him stop!"

Su Shi: "...?"

Is this still their Bondoli worldview?

Yes, is it?

"Excuse me, could you please make way... please make way, thank you."

Lixi and Sushi exchanged a glance, squeezed into the crowd, and each lifted Xiangzi up from under their arms.

"Actually, if you had arrived a few seconds later, I would have already caught her."

Yanming, who was actually almost killed in a one-on-one fight, stubbornly scratched his shoulder, which had been pinched red, and then looked at Xiangzi, who was still somewhat indignant, "I'm sorry, I won't make such excessive jokes again in the future."

"Hmph! Hmph..."

Xiangzi wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and turned his head away.

Yanming hadn't expected Xiangzi's reaction to be so strong.

To be precise, he probably never realized how important he was in the other person's eyes.

Because he only had less than ten years left to live, Yanming could easily give up the rest of his life, but Xiangzi saw it differently.

In her view, their "lifetime" was still a long way off, and if Yanming were to sneak away halfway through, the impact on her would be no less than the disbandment of Crychic or the death of a close relative.

Even so, Xiangzi wasn't really angry. He was just expressing his dissatisfaction through trivial tantrums, as evidenced by the teeth marks on his neck, which were the most serious injuries he sustained.

The skin wasn't even broken; the only problem was that there was a lot of saliva on it.

Yanming covered the bite marks with his clothes and said, "Gentlemen, let her go, it's alright now."

Xiangzi was placed on the ground, but he just kept staring at Yanming with a strange look, no longer showing any intention of rushing forward.

Are you really angry?

Yanming asked.

Xiangzi nodded seriously and said awkwardly, "I'm angry."

But if someone is truly angry, why would they behave like this?

"...I was just kidding, I can't be angry with you."

The psychological debt she felt, coupled with the other party's behavior and attitude towards her, as well as Xiangzi's own emotional changes, meant that Yanming's relationship with "Toyokawa Xiangzi" was no longer just that of a "friend" or "family member," but rather a complex and unique one.

For her.

Yanming is like an elder who will clean up your mess and comfort you when you do something wrong.

It's like correcting your older brother with harsh criticism and methods when you make a foolish mistake.

And... a gentle and considerate lover...

When a person's familial love, friendship, and romantic love are all entrusted to and superimposed on the same individual, the relationship between the two can hardly be described as "pure".

But is such a relationship pathological? Not necessarily. After all, Xiangzi simply couldn't accept that Yanming would leave her, and didn't have any desire to possess him or do anything more excessive.

At least not now.

For example.

Children don't want their parents to leave them behind on long trips because, in a child's mind, it's a sign that they're about to be abandoned. This might seem ridiculous to adults, but that's really how children think. If not handled properly, the emotional trauma can be significant.

If parents treat their young children this way, how much more so Yanming, who is almost the sole source of spiritual support for Xiangzi?

This overwhelming emotion disrupted part of Xiangzi's normal human thinking logic. Therefore, when dealing with information about Yanming, she tended to listen to her inner feelings rather than reason, doing things that seemed irrational to others but were very much in line with her current way of thinking.

Because she respected him as she would an elder, she obeyed Yanming's every word and couldn't bring herself to get angry with him.

Because they are as close as if they were an older brother, their sense of boundaries has become blurred, and they often engage in interactions that go beyond the norm.

Because she likes him like that, she wants to act cute with him, wants to be cared for and treated gently, and wants to be the most special person in Yanming's eyes.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Xiangzi panicked and tried to use violence to alleviate his extreme fear and anxiety after Yanming made a joke about "forgetting him".

“It’s actually good for your health to have a little bit of a disagreement now and then. You’ve been holding it in for too long.”