Aunt Xiangzi, how did you manage to live?

Seeing Mu greet her so cheerfully, Su Shi felt a little strange. But Mu didn't give Su Shi much time to think before sticking close to her like a spoiled child.

"Ah, it's because Mu hasn't replied to my messages, right? I'm a little worried, and besides..."

Although Su Shi felt that something was not right, she didn't know where to start, so she could only let Mu hug her arm like a child.

She looked up, somewhat unable to meet Kazama's gaze directly.

If Kazama were still here, it would be a little inconvenient to ask my questions.

"Xiaojun, what were you two talking about just now?"

Su Shi straightened her back and took the initiative to start a conversation.

She could sense that the atmosphere between the two people was a bit strange when she entered the room. Since it wasn't convenient to show her weakness, she decided to take the initiative.

To her surprise, Kazama showed no embarrassment whatsoever; instead, he calmly waved his hand.

"We didn't talk about much; it was just me confessing my feelings to Mu."

"Well……"

Su Shi felt the girl who was holding her arm tremble slightly after hearing those words.

"Ha. You really are persistent... You even went to Mutsu's house to confess your feelings."

Su Shi twitched the corners of her mouth. She said this with a sarcastic attitude, but her mood was not as carefree as she had imagined.

He used to say similar things to himself without hesitation.

"What's wrong? Everyone's already used to me confessing to Mu. Besides, this shouldn't be different from what happened with Xiangzi before. It shouldn't have caused any obstacles for you, Su Shi."

But Kazama just shrugs dismissively, ignoring her feelings and expressing his concern for Mutsu right in front of her.

"...No, it didn't affect me at all."

Even though she felt a tightness in her chest, Su Shi could only pretend to be nonchalant and deny her feelings.

"That's good. Then I'll continue what I was saying earlier?"

Kazama seemed to think that their past was over after that accident, and he had removed Suze from a special place in his heart.

But this is completely unfair.

Even though she now takes everything related to Kazama to heart, and like when she was tracking Shoko, she checks Kazama's never-updated social media eight hundred times a day, and is even willing to risk being discovered by Mutsu to visit him and search for clues in that photo—

Now, only Su Shi remains, still harboring resentment while pretending to be nonchalant and smiling as she listens to him recount his love for Mu.

"As I just said, my feelings for Mu are not just liking, but love, which is absolutely clear."

It was simply torture.

"It's not about seeing Mutsu as a continuation of your parents' lives, it's simply about loving Mutsu as a person. Without Mutsu, my life would have remained bleak and uneventful, ending in mediocrity and boredom. Even if I had any outstanding skills or achievements, I wouldn't have been able to do any of them without Mutsu—that's all I love about Mutsu."

Such a heavy declaration of love.

Watching Kazama utter these thoughts without taking a breath, Su Shi didn't find them hard to explain, but rather felt a complex mix of emotions, as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been spilled in her heart.

Su Shi doesn't actually dislike these kinds of words at all—unless it's not a confession dedicated to herself.

She's starting to dislike Kazama's silver tongue.

It's that kind of annoying feeling, like "The bright moon hangs high, why doesn't it shine on her alone?"

While Su Shi was caught in her own emotional turmoil and unable to extricate herself, Mu, who had been holding her arm without saying a word, seemed a little strange.

"Pfft, you said a whole bunch of cheesy things... and even confessed your love?"

Unlike Mu's usual voice, this one was forced out of her mouth.

"Xiao, you haven't even figured out who you're confessing to, have you? And you're still all lovey-dovey...aren't you kidding me?"

The laughter, seemingly innocent and childlike, actually carried a clear malice.

Mu released her grip on Su Shi, straightened her chest, and met Kazama's gaze directly.

"I thought you could at least compete with me, but it seems I care more about Xiao Mu's feelings."

It was a gaze full of scrutiny, contempt, and arrogance.

"So this is all the love you speak of, Xiao?"

Chapter Twelve: You are my second parents!

The person in front of me is not Mu.

"Xiangzi has already disappointed Xiaomu enough. I was hoping Xiao's words would give me a surprise—but you confessed to Xiaomu right in front of me? That's hilarious!"

His eyes were as wicked as a mischievous child's, his smile was unrestrained, and his expression was full of playful mockery when he looked at Kazama and Sose.

"Mu... what are you saying?"

Su Shi was still a little confused about the situation. After all, in her eyes, Mu seemed to have gone crazy because he had been cooped up at home for too long.

"She just said it herself, Su Shi. She's not Mu."

Kazama, however, shook his head with remarkable composure. From the very beginning, when he noticed something unusual about "Muto," he had already begun to doubt whether this person was the Muto he knew.

"Oh dear, Xiao, that's about the only thing you're good at. But with such a strong ability to adapt, you're at least more fun than Xiangzi."

Mutsu slyly rolled her bright eyes, scrutinizing Kazama from head to toe, as if examining her latest novel toy.

“I was originally planning to continue pretending to be Xiao Mu and tease you guys, but look, Su Shi didn’t notice anything amiss at all. It’s all Xiao’s fault for telling me about her confession to Xiao Mu—do you know how heartbroken she would be if she heard that?”

The girl's face showed a tearful expression, but her lips curled into a malicious and playful smile the entire time.

"Mu, this kind of joke isn't funny at all..."

Su Shi still stubbornly insists that everything happening in front of her is Ruo Ye Mu's talent show, and she always subconsciously rejects any possibility that is beyond common sense from appearing in reality.

"It seems Su Shi is even more stubborn than I thought... Well, maybe it's because I didn't introduce myself in time."

The girl with light green long hair nodded and bowed slightly to the two of them, displaying the graceful demeanor of a well-mannered noblewoman.

But the next second, her face was filled with a mischievous, malicious smile again.

"Hmm, how should I introduce myself? After thinking it over, I think this title suits me best. It's the concept from the band project that Xiangzi came up with when she contacted Xiaomu last time, hoping to form a band together..."

She lifted her skirt and then introduced herself.

"Metis—I am Metis. The one who knows Xiao Mu best in the world. It's a pleasure to meet you formally, Xiao."

She used Wakaba Mutsumi's body and face to utter this still somewhat unfamiliar name.

"Metis...?"

Su Shi knew that even Mu's performance was a bit too flawless, and she couldn't help but murmur the name aloud.

Xiao frowned, as Metis's words brought his thoughts back to that afternoon many years ago.

That was an afternoon buried deep in his memory, one he thought he would never remember again.

"Mu... are you serious? You? You're going to raise a child?"

The elegant woman standing in the entryway smiled. She scrutinized the boy who was being led by the hand by Mu and standing on the other side of the entryway, her face full of barely suppressed malice.

"Don't be ridiculous. You can't even take care of yourself, how can you expect to take care of a child?"

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She is Mutsu's mother, and also the first "family member" Akira met besides Mutsu after being brought into the Wakaba family.

Of course, she was quickly kicked out of the family by Xiao because of what she said next.

"As for this little one's name, Xiao, right? Hehe, but it doesn't matter what your name is. If you want Xiao Mu to be your mother, you'd better be mentally prepared, okay?"

The woman, known by her courtesy name Minami, smiled, but her smile clearly revealed an undisguised chill.

"Xiao Mu, she can't even take care of herself... she couldn't even protect her other self back then. You'd better not have any expectations of her."

As a child, Akatsuki was only indignant about Minami's offensive words to Mutsu, but now she realizes that what she said must have had a deeper meaning.

The other self wasn't protected either; could it be referring to this guy in front of you?

"I'm sorry, Xiao, but all your loving confessions just now were misplaced. Although I'm happy for Xiao Mu to hear this, can't you even tell the two of us apart? Hmm?"

The wicked guy in front of him had a wicked smile on his face the whole time and kept teasing him.

"...I know, you are Mu's other personality."

Xiao let out a long breath and briefly revealed Metis's identity.

"bingo—you got it right, boo boo~ I knew Xiao was smarter than Su Shi!"

Metis puffed out his cheeks excitedly like a child, cheering. Su Shi, who was caught off guard and hurt, wanted to defend herself but didn't know where to begin.

"I knew you weren't Mu, so I deliberately said a bunch of cheesy things to force you to reveal yourself."

Kazama chuckled, crossed his arms, and leaned against the wall to explain. Metis then belatedly realized that he might have been a little too impatient.

"What? It was a trap... Xiaozhen is cunning."

Metis frowned her pretty brows and puffed out her cheeks like a hamster—it seemed she had never imagined that Kazama would use such a trick to lure her out.

"But if it weren't for Akatsuki, Mu would never have let me have control of my body for once... Oh well, I'll forgive you for Akatsuki being like a second parent to me."

She yawned and turned to sit on the soft sofa, as if she had just ended an ordinary conversation in her daily life.

Kazama and Sose exchanged a glance, and then, without prior arrangement, sat down on either side of Metis.

"What about Mu? Mu...where did she go?"

Su Shi pursued relentlessly out of concern for Mu.

"You just said... I'm your second parent?"

Xiao sat upright, seemingly concerned about what Metis had just said.

"...Is this what you're focusing on, Xiaojun?"

His question naturally made Su Shi's expression fall. Was this kind of question really that important?

This is certainly important to Kazama—his love for Mutsu hasn't changed at all, but isn't it a bit of a reversal of the natural order that the other personality in her body sees her as her second parent?

"That's right. If it weren't for the car accident caused by Xiao pushing Xiangzi away, Xiao Mu wouldn't be so emotionally unstable that I would have to step in."

Sitting on the sofa, Metis swung his toes, completely oblivious to the distance between himself and others, and leaned against Kazama next to him.

"So although Xiao Mu gave me a soul, Xiao gave me the opportunity to come out and be active—is it wrong to say you're my second parent? Although you don't love Xiao Mu to the core like I do, I still like you quite a bit, Xiao~"

Unfortunately, before Metis could lean her supple body against Kazama, she was pulled back by a force from the other side.

“Something is wrong, Metis.”

Su Shi, sitting on her other side, grabbed her arm. The throbbing veins on her forehead showed that she was definitely not as calm as she looked.

"Su Shi... Ah, are you jealous of me or jealous of Xiao?"

Metis laughed again. The personality that had been showing malice towards the two of them just a second ago was now casually teasing Su Shi.

Although Kazama wasn't very good at dealing with Metis's childlike, sensitive, and changeable personality, he couldn't let him act according to his own preferences anymore.

"Now that you're in control of this body... what about Mu?"