I'm in a crossover anime world, and I've been transported to Hogwarts twice.

When, his woman?

This demand made her feel a deeper sense of absurdity and humiliation than if she were killed!

"I'll let you go."

Genichi Hanyu's voice carried an undeniable sense of control, as if stating an established fact.

"What do you think? This is your only chance."

He paused slightly, looking at the incredibly complex and conflicted expression that instantly appeared on Kobayashi Rindou's face.

Shock, shame, humiliation, resentment, struggle, and the faint survival instinct forcibly ignited under the threat of death intertwined and collided in her eyes like a storm.

"of course."

Genichi Hanyu's voice suddenly turned cold, like a blade tempered with ice, instantly piercing Rindou Kobayashi from his chaotic thoughts! The playful glint in his deep eyes vanished completely, leaving only pure, soul-freezing killing intent!

"You can also choose to be killed by me here."

The words, though seemingly light, carried a weight heavier than a thousand pounds!

Like a cold dagger, it was precisely pressed against Kobayashi Rindou's heart!

That chilling killing intent was so real and so pure that she had no doubt that if she dared to utter a single word of no, she would become a cold corpse in the next second!

"Well!"

Rindou Kobayashi's body trembled violently in Genichi Hanyu's arms!

It's like being hit by an electric current!

That chilling killing intent, like a venomous snake, instantly coiled around her soul, making her blood feel frozen!

A tremendous fear overwhelmed her again like a tsunami, instantly crushing all her struggles, all her humiliation, and all her resentment!

What dignity?

What pride?

What freedom?

Compared to the struggle for survival, everything else seems so pale and laughable!

She doesn't want to die!

She really didn't want to die!

She's only a teenager!

She still has so many delicious dishes to create!

She hasn't tasted the whole world yet!

She really didn't want to die here for no reason!

The instinct to survive, that desire rooted in the deepest part of life, finally overwhelmed everything else!

Kobayashi Rindou abruptly closed his eyes, as if using all his strength to force out the humiliating, tearful, and broken answer from his throat: "I... I agree."

The sound was faint, like the buzzing of mosquitoes, yet it echoed clearly in the silent forest.

She dared not open her eyes, dared not look at Genichi Hanyu's expression at that moment.

She was afraid of seeing mockery, afraid of seeing smugness, afraid of seeing that cold, controlling gaze that would utterly crush her in the dust.

"No, kill me."

She added almost in a sob, her body still trembling uncontrollably, tears streaming down her tightly closed eyelids.

At that moment, she felt as if she had signed a contract to sell her soul to the devil, the price being her own smallness.

Just kidding, red-warmed Gentiana scabra

Genichi Hanyu's gaze was like a cold probe, clearly capturing every subtle change in Rindou Kobayashi's face.

Her tightly pursed, slightly trembling lips, her tightly closed eyelids that still couldn't stop the torrent of tears, her pale cheeks stretched to their limit by humiliation and fear, and her faint but uncontrollable sobs like those of a wounded animal—all of these clearly outlined the storm of despair raging within her at that moment.

Looking at the pitiful state of the person in his arms, who seemed to have been abandoned by the whole world and crushed by fate, the playful smile on his lips did not disappear. Instead, it was filled with an almost cruel sense of amusement.

He lowered his head slightly, approached Kobayashi Rindou's tear-dampened earlobe, and said in a tone that seemed to be talking to himself, yet was extremely clear: "Judging from your appearance, you seem to be very dissatisfied? There's really no need for that."

His words were like a cold needle, piercing once again the fragile barrier that Kobayashi Rindou was barely maintaining.

When he uttered the words "I'm not convinced," Kobayashi Rindou's eyeballs twitched violently beneath his tightly closed eyelids!

A strong sense of shame and indignation at being seen through surged up instantly!

Not convinced?

Of course she was not convinced!

Why should she accept "June 13th"?

Why should we be treated like this?

Why should someone sell themselves out to survive?

This is blatant coercion! It's the devil's deal!

However, this surging, bloodthirsty rebellious sentiment burned in her heart for less than half a second before being instantly extinguished by the extreme fear of death that clung to her like a leech!

The deliberately drawn-out, menacing pause following Genichi Hanyu's statement that it was really unnecessary made her blood freeze again!

What is he doing?

Did they think I was unconvinced, so they changed their minds and decided to take action directly?

"still……"

Genichi Hanyu's voice, like a devil's whisper, rang out again, carrying a dangerous allure.

"Do not!!!"

Kobayashi Rindou suddenly opened his bloodshot red eyes, which were completely blurred by tears!

An immense will to survive unleashed an unprecedented power, even overpowering the trembling in his body!

She almost screamed, interrupting Genichi Hanyu's next words. Her voice was hoarse and shrill, carrying a desperate and desperate tone: "I give up, I give up, don't kill me, please don't kill me, I'll do whatever you say, really, please!"

She was incoherent, only able to desperately repeat "I'm sorry" and "Don't kill me," as if this was the only lifeline she could grasp.

In her young life, there had never been a moment when she so humbly and completely gave up herself.

To survive, she could abandon her proud sense of taste, give up the glory of being one of the Elite Ten, and endure the dirtiest work in the kitchen, but at this moment she was abandoning her dignity, pride, and the bottom line of her soul as Kobayashi Rindou.

The moment she bowed her head and said "I promise you," she personally sacrificed everything she cherished to the devil before her.

So-called self-respect, freedom, and will had long been crushed into dust under the cold threat of death, scattered by the wind, leaving only a shell that existed to breathe.

Genichi Hanyu seemed quite pleased with Rindou Kobayashi's sudden, almost collapsing, act of submission.

The deliberate confusion on his face disappeared, replaced by a sense of all-powerful, slightly wicked pleasure.

He slowly raised the arm that was not restraining her, the movement almost gentle and slow. His long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles gently, with a hint of coolness, slowly touched Kobayashi Rindan's smooth but sweat-covered forehead.

"!!!"

Rindou Kobayashi's body trembled violently as if struck by a high-voltage electric current!

My heart stopped beating instantly!

The icy touch made her think it was the end!

It was the last touch before death arrived!

Overwhelmed with fear, she almost screamed again. Instinctively, she tried to shrink back, but was firmly held in place by Genichi Hanyu's other arm, unable to move!

She waited in despair, waiting for her consciousness to be stripped away, or for her head to be crushed by some terrible force.

However, the expected excruciating pain or darkness did not come.

Genichi Hanyu's fingers, which were pressed against her forehead, gently and soothingly caressed her cold skin.

Then his voice, tinged with a mocking laugh, rang out above her like a thunderclap:

"Do not worry."

These three words are like heavenly music! /Yue-Yi/First Release

Rindou Kobayashi suddenly raised his head, his red eyes, filled with tears, widened in disbelief as he stared intently at Genichi Hanyu!

He said, "Don't worry?"

"I won't kill you."

As Genichi Hanyu watched the glimmer of hope that burst forth from her utter despair, like a drowning person grasping at a piece of driftwood, his smile deepened, carrying a cruel ease.

"I was just joking with you."

A joke?!

Kobayashi Rindou's expression froze instantly!

My brain completely shut down!

It's like a precision instrument that has been forcibly programmed with incorrect instructions; all its calculations and reactions have fallen into a chaotic, vicious cycle!

You won't kill me?

joke?

What about that chilling killing intent just now?

That magic that binds the legs?

That secret, like the whisper of death, can only be kept by the dead?

Was it coercion that forced her to sell herself?

Was all of this just a joke?

A tremendous sense of absurdity and intense feeling of being fooled swept over her instantly like a tsunami!

The humiliation, anger, and resentment that had just been suppressed by fear exploded like a gasoline barrel that had been ignited!

"you!!!"

Rindou Kobayashi's voice was distorted by extreme shock and anger. As she looked at Genichi Hanyu's face with that hateful smile, for the first time, her intense killing intent even overwhelmed her fear!

She wanted nothing more than to pounce on him and bite this manipulative devil to death!

However, Genichi Hanyu's next words were like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the anger that had just ignited within her.

"Killing you is a joke."

Genichi Hanyu withdrew his fingers from her forehead, his tone returning to its usual calm, declarative manner, as if discussing the weather.

"but……"

He leaned forward slightly, his deep eyes clearly reflecting Kobayashi Rindou's face, contorted with anger and shock, his gaze filled with an undeniable and naked possessiveness.

"I am genuinely interested in you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Genichi Hanyu loosened his grip on her waist.

Losing his support, Kobayashi Rindou's legs went weak, as if all his bones had been removed, and he collapsed to his knees on the ground covered with fallen leaves.

The exhaustion from surviving the ordeal and the immense humiliation of being toyed with and manipulated were like two cold, venomous snakes, tightly coiling around her heart, leaving her feeling cold all over and without even the strength to stand up.

She simply stared blankly, with a look of near collapse, up at the figure that stood before her like a demon god.

Genichi Hanyu looked down at Rindou Kobayashi, who was slumped on the ground, looking utterly dejected, and that wicked smile reappeared on his face.

He crouched down and casually extended his fingers, gently and affectionately pinching Kobayashi Rindou's cheeks, which had become burning hot from fright and anger.

"But I don't mean to force you."

Kobayashi Rindou felt an indescribable surge of intense heat, a mixture of extreme shame, humiliation, anger, and being fooled, erupting from his heart and shooting straight to the top of his head like a volcanic eruption!

This intense emotion instantly overwhelmed all her rationality!

Buzz!

Her whole world seemed to have been dyed a glaring blood red!

The spot on her cheek where Genichi Hanyu had pinched felt like a branding iron, burning her skin!

Not just on the cheeks, this scalding heat instantly spread throughout the entire body!