mygo, Villain Simulator

You can possess my body.

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[Hey, Wakaba, please do something about Mutsu! She's secretly making a plan, waaaaah!]

[Mortis, who had just appeared a second ago, was pressed back down by Ruoye Mu.]

The plan is up to you.

[You didn't take Ruoye Mutsu's plan to heart, after all, you're currently just a ghost possessing Toyokawa Shoko's body.]

All they sought was to accompany her through life and then take her body.

Therefore, even though you sensed the aura of a demon from Ruoye Mu, you didn't have any particular thoughts about it.

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Um, I'm sorry.

After Ruoye Mutsumi left, Nagasaki Sase came to the study. The girl, bowing her head in remorse, had her head fall off her neck and rolled behind you.

You stopped what you were doing and picked up your head, which had bumped into your butt: Still not used to it?

Yeah, I just can't get used to it.

[Blushing, Nagasaki Sase apologized—so gently.]

The blush wasn't because of embarrassment, but because of lying.

After all, Nagasaki Sase had long since learned to prevent his head from falling off his neck.

[But because she wanted to get closer to you, the girl resorted to this little trick.]

Chapter 405 Penguin Monster

"What... there's a monster's aura at the school?!"

The voice on the phone was intermittent and rapid, like a burst of electricity, before ending with a series of busy tones.

[Shoko Toyokawa, standing in the toilet stall, stared at her phone, now disconnected. She froze, her heart sinking.]

"...Aine?"

No response.

The loud music from the customer service office and the sounds of customers talking instantly blurred into the background.

"Section Chief, I'm sorry, I... have an urgent matter!"

The girl bowed deeply, and without waiting for a response, rushed out of the customer service company where she worked.

The evening breeze was cool on her face. Toyokawa Shoko ran, her heels clicking rapidly on the sidewalk—faster!

As the sun set, the streets were bathed in a fiery red glow, and the entire school appeared silent and oppressive in the distance.

The girl pushed open the school gate, and the ensuing silence made Toyokawa Shoko's heart tighten. The empty corridor reflected a red glow, and her hurried figure was reflected in the classroom glass.

In the empty classroom, Chihaya Aine stood before the teacher, her pink hair disheveled, her breathing rapid. Her eyes held disbelief and fear.

Opposite the girl—a penguin-like monster huddled up, its seemingly cute appearance radiating a cold and evil aura.

What truly sends chills down your spine is the face embedded in the "doll's head"—familiar, fragile, and tearful.

"……lamp?"】

[Chihaya Aine's voice trembled.]

The penguin monster didn't attack; she simply cowered, clutching her head tightly with her wings, her voice hoarse and sorrowful.

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault..."

[Over and over again, it felt like self-punishment, trapped in a nightmare.]

At that moment, the air seemed to freeze. The last rays of the setting sun shone through the window, casting the monster's shadow long and heavy, pressing down on the girl's heart.

"No...no!"

Chihaya Aine's voice trembled, but she no longer had the strength to step forward.

After all, asking her to lay a hand on her friend—I simply couldn't do it!!!

Just then, the classroom door clicked open.

The sound of hurried footsteps grew louder as the familiar figure burst into the classroom.

"Aine—!"

[Toyokawa Shoko rushed in, her chest heaving from running, her eyes quickly scanning her surroundings.]

When her gaze settled on the scene in front of the podium, she froze completely.

The setting sun streamed through the classroom windows, bathing the entire space in a deep, blood-red hue.

The penguin-like monster huddled in a corner, trembling, clutching its head tightly with its wings, murmuring, "It's all my fault...it's all my fault..."

[That wasn't an ordinary monster—Toyokawa Shoko recognized it at a glance; the face embedded in that "doll's face" was someone she knew all too well.]

【Takamatsu lamp. 】

"H-How could it be... a lamp?"

[Toyokawa Shoko's throat tightened, and she stopped in her tracks, as if stepping on cold, muddy ground.]

She could sense the complex wavering and despair in Chihaya Aine's eyes—the pain of seeing her friend transformed into a monster.

And wasn't Toyokawa Shoko the same?

[Even more so than Chihaya Aine, who had only recently become friends with Takamatsu Akari, the blue-haired girl found it even harder to accept—Akari shouldn't be like this!]

An undeniable aura of darkness permeated the air, making the hairs on her body stand on end.

But the monster didn't pounce.

She simply cowered, weeping, trapping herself in a cage of regret.

[The setting sun, the empty classroom, the distorted cries... this scene was deeply etched into Toyokawa Shoko's memory.]

"Humans...humans..."

The penguin monster, huddled in the classroom, suddenly murmured softly. The sound wasn't an evil roar, but rather like a young girl desperately resisting corruption, struggling to cling to her last shred of sanity.

Her eyes were clouded and filled with pain, yet deep within that cloud, a flickering light of a memory shone faintly.

That was on the overpass.

The wind howled, and two girls stood side by side, shouting, "We want to become human!"

That moment of freedom, laughter, and shouts cleaved through the darkness like a sharp sword.

"I don't belong here, I have nowhere to belong—"

The song that flowed from the monster's mouth was not a monster's roar, but a song belonging to "them".

[The Song of Wanting to Become Human.]

Every note carries sorrow and longing.

"I just kept telling myself that I wanted to go somewhere beyond here..."

Her voice trembled, yet she forced herself to continue singing.

[Toyokawa Shoko shuddered, tears welling uncontrollably in her eyes.]

"lamp……"】

She joined in the singing, her voice hoarse, yet heartbreakingly sincere.

"Convince yourself, seek solace—"

In the classroom, the voices of the monster and the girl overlapped, sorrowful yet resolute.

The setting sun shone in, turning the tears into a dazzling light.

"Because I wanted to find—always looking down at my feet—"

Chihaya Aine held her breath, her hands clenched tightly against her chest. She prayed to the gods, hoping they wouldn't do something so cruel.

"Nothing was found, constant falls, constant injuries, and shabby steps—"

"—I really want to be human!!"

As the last sentence fell, Toyokawa Shoko reached out her hand, tears streaming down her face.

"Light! You can definitely become human!!"

The monster's eyes gradually cleared and brightened through the tears, as if it were truly about to reach out in response.

However, at that very moment, a blinding green light suddenly flashed.

The ground cracked, and vines burst forth from the fissures, instantly entangling the penguin monster.

"don't want--!"】

A scream echoed through the empty classroom, filled with heart-wrenching pain.

The monster's form was torn apart and tightened by the vines, gradually dissipating.

In that final moment, Toyokawa Shoko clearly saw those familiar lips move slightly.

【--sorry.】

However, her voice failed to travel; tears blurred her vision.

Amidst the chilling light and the tangling vines, Takamatsu's figure vanished completely.

"I'm sorry...it's all my fault...I'm so sorry..."

The sound lingered in the classroom like a ghost, even after the monster's figure had long been torn to shreds and vanished without a trace.

Those repeated "I'm sorry"s felt like hammer blows to Toyokawa Shoko's heart, shattering her last line of defense.

"lamp--!!"】

[Toyokawa Shoko collapsed onto the cold floor, her hands gripping the ground so tightly that her fingernails dug into the cracks in the wood. Tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision.]

Her voice was hoarse, her cries filled with tearing pain, as if she wanted to rip her heart out and offer it to the friend who would never return.

Chihaya Aine was already crying uncontrollably.

Her knees buckled, and she knelt beside Toyokawa Shoko, her pink hair disheveled, tears streaming down her face.

"Why...why did it turn out like this?!"

Her voice was hoarse and broken, filled with resentment and fear.

The girl reached out her hand, but dared not touch Toyokawa Shoko's trembling back; she could only cry out like a drowning person.

The cries of two people mingled in the empty classroom, blending with the last crimson rays of the setting sun, creating a suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.

At that very moment—

A faint ripple spread through the air.

Behind them, a pale green figure quietly emerged.

Ruoye Mu stood quietly at the doorway, her eyes flashing with complex emotions. She gazed at her childhood friend, who lay on the ground, utterly distraught. Her thin lips trembled slightly, and deep within her eyes lay undisguised sorrow.

"Xiangzi..."

Her voice was low and hoarse.

"Are you alright?"

The green light gradually faded, and the vines on the ground turned into withered ashes.

Toyokawa Shoko stared blankly at the empty space, her heart feeling as if it were being torn apart.

"……Why……"】

Tears blurred her vision. The girl slowly turned around, her eyes filled with disbelief, and the voice she managed to utter trembled.

"Why?! The light has already been restored! Her eyes are already... why is she still..."

A pale green figure stood at the entrance of the corridor, where light and shadow intertwined, their expression indifferent, as if burdened by a heavy secret.

She didn't answer immediately, but remained silent.

However, in the next instant—