I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

She sighed; "So the special scholarships are only given to the first-place student. And specifically, the first-place student in the exam at the end of June."

“I understand.” Xia Wuzhao nodded.

Jun Yokokawa looked at Kai Natsugiri and shook his head helplessly: "I'm really sorry to you students. We adults haven't done anything right."

As she said this, she patted Xia Wuzhao on the shoulder.

Instead of discussing these heavy topics with Xia Wuzhao, she said, "How have things been between you and Asahi Aoi lately? Your relationship seems to have deteriorated to a very bad degree, to the point where you're practically strangers."

"You'll respond to other classmates who try to talk to you a few times. But you completely ignore Asahi when she tries to talk to you."

"You did it on purpose, didn't you, Natsugiri?" Yokokawa Jun laughed. "What, did Asahi upset you?"

"I wasn't really angry, I just didn't care." That was all she said. "But we've made up now."

"What a gentle child, Natsugiri Kai," Yokokawa Jun remarked, looking at her with admiration.

"Is this considered gentleness?" Xia Wuzhao asked.

“That’s certainly considered gentleness.” Jun Yokokawa tapped his head. “How many people are willing to give silently?”

"Then you must have seen wrong," Xia Wuzhao said calmly. "Perhaps you've mistaken someone else for me."

"What a stubborn kid," Yokokawa Jun said. "Anyone else would have stormed off by now."

"Now, if you have nothing else to say, I'll be leaving now," Xia Wuzhao said.

Jun Yokokawa waved his hand dismissively: "Go on, go on. Whatever you do, don't hurt yourself."

Xia Wuzhao did not answer and left the reception room directly.

At noon, Asahi asked Natsugiri Kai why she had been called away by the teacher that morning.

Xia Wuzhao told her everything.

Aoi Asahi was slightly taken aback: "So they've already left."

She was filled with emotion, but couldn't say anything more. She didn't seem to care much about the scholarship.

“By working part-time, I should be able to save enough for tuition within a year,” the girl said, smoothing her hair. “So you don’t need to worry about this at all.”

Xia Wuzhao didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Asahi Aoi was just like that; she didn't expect to get a scholarship and was just planning her time.

She smiled, but then said, "Xia Wu, do you still remember the promise we made when we first met?"

"I know," Xia Wuzhao replied casually.

"When we first met, we said we'd compete based on our exam scores," Aoi recalled, then said to Natsugiri Kai, "So, how about we have another competition this time?"

"Let's see who comes in first place this time in the exam on June 29th."

"The terms of this competition are: if you beat me, I can give you a valuable reward."

"If I win, then you have to grant me one request."

"How about it?"

The girl blinked, her chestnut eyes sparkling in the clear sky.

Xia Wuzhao asked, "What reward?"

The girl smiled dreamily: "Of course it's a very, very precious reward. If you want to know, then wait for me at the abandoned train station tonight, and I'll tell you."

Xia Wuzhao looked at her for a moment, and after a long while, she said, "Okay."

Aoi then stretched and yawned, showing off her beautiful curves.

She said, "Then I'll be waiting for you tonight."

"Don't be late."

The girl said, "I definitely won't be late!"

After saying that, she ran off briskly.

"Lord Xiawu, we should be able to extract the demon seed tonight."

Xia Wuzhao thought to herself, "This is what Xiao Ai is saying."

"Is that so?" Xia Wuzhao asked. "Is there anything I should be careful about?"

“There’s nothing to worry about,” Xiao Ai said hesitantly. “When the Demon Seed is extracted, only you and I can see it. No one else can see it, so you don’t need to worry about being exposed.”

She spoke casually, but the hesitation in her words was all too obvious.

Xia Wuzhao asked, "Are you hiding something from me? You seemed to have this hesitant tone before."

Although Xiao Ai hesitated, she eventually spoke up.

"Lord Natsugiri, because your actions were too successful. Not only did you fill the gap in its heart, but you also compressed the demon to its extreme. Therefore, in addition to the demon seed, you will also receive a doll made from a demon."

"Isn't this a good thing? Besides, what use are dolls?" Xia Wuzhao asked, frowning.

“Dolls can bring you some wonderful powers,” Xiao Ai said. “For example, if the monster is related to plants, you might be able to gain the power to communicate with plants.”

“I understand.” Xia Wuzhao nodded and said, “If it’s just something good, you shouldn’t hesitate so much.”

"So, is there anything I don't understand?"

Xiao Ai hesitated for a long time before saying, "When the demon doll appears, Asahi Aoi's memories of you will be sealed."

As if to explain, she said, "This was a long, long time ago, almost a thousand years ago. In order to prevent the solver from getting too entangled, and because there was a tragedy where the solver was killed by several girls because of emotional disputes, the function of temporarily sealing memories was created."

"So?" Xia Wuzhao said casually, "Isn't this good news?"

What's the bad news?

He asked that question.

"The bad news is that because it takes so long, this feature seems to be malfunctioning."

Xiao Ai said awkwardly, "If you stay in contact with monster dolls for too long, you may gradually remember the sealed memories."

"Then the seal completely failed, and the memories were fully restored. And it will never be possible to reapply the seal."

"Because—at that time, the girl's heart should be without any flaws, and there should be no monsters. Therefore, it is impossible to seal her memories with the help of monster dolls."

"Hmm." Xia Wuzhao's expression was calm: "If it's just something like this, you shouldn't have kept it from me."

"Because, at the very beginning, I didn't expect that you would be able to do this."

Xiao Ai felt guilty.

Chapter 90 Eyes as shimmering as moonlight

That night, night fell unusually quickly.

What used to be dusk is now pitch black.

However, the starry sky was exceptionally clear, and a ribbon could be seen hanging in the sky with the naked eye.

Sunflower squatted on the open ground next to it, looking at the plants that grew neatly. She pinched the leaves and found them to be very tough, like plastic.

It lacks its usual soft texture and is instead hard.

She said, "When these leaves are small and curled up, they are indeed harder than when they have fully grown. And they are also prettier, like seashells."

“Really?” Xia Wuzhao stood to the side and said casually, “If it’s a seashell, it should be white, right?”

"I meant shape, it's the shape."

Aoi stood up and clapped her hands.

Xia Wuzhao pouted, clearly dissatisfied, and said, "I really don't know if you're saying this on purpose, Xia Wuzhao."

"What do you think?"

"I don't know either," Aoi Asahi stood up, but then added, "If it was intentional, I'll punch you hard."

She cutely swung her fists twice, making "whoosh" sounds.

"See? I'm really good."

Aoi smiled smugly.

"What if it wasn't intentional?" Xia Wuzhao asked, looking at the girl.

"Then I'm going to punch you twice."

The girl held up two fingers.

"Why?" Xia Wuzhao said, "How can something that wasn't intentional be more serious than something that was intentional?"

"Hmph," the girl said to him, "I'm not telling you, you have to figure it out yourself."

She walked and skipped lightly like that.

I have no idea what to do tonight.

“Let’s go to the beach,” the girl said, pointing to the sand.

"it is good."

Xia Wuzhao glanced at the sea, which seemed to be overflowing with silver light.

Aoi Asahi sat on the bench and bent down to take off her loafers.

Small feet clad in lace socks stepped onto the cement pavement.

She deliberately went back home, saying she needed to get some things.

But in the end, they didn't take anything.

Sitting on the bench, she curled up her small feet.

She raised her face and said fiercely to Xia Wuzhao, "What are you looking at?"

"I just remembered the time you choked me."

　Xia Wuzhao answered in this way.

The girl tossed her hair to hide her embarrassment and said in a harsh voice, "I should have strangled you back then, then I wouldn't have had to make so much effort to reconcile."

As she was speaking, she stood up.

She turned Xia Wuzhao's body around and pushed him, saying, "Alright, let's go."

You can't go directly to the beach from here; you have to walk along the breakwater for a while before you can see the stairs leading down.

Her loafers were on the bench as she walked along the slightly raised curb of the breakwater pavement.

When walking on rough cement roads, lace-trimmed ankle socks always seem to get caught on them.

If you listen carefully, you can hear a hissing sound.

She walked unsteadily, sometimes almost as if she were about to fall.

He had to grab onto Xia Wuzhao's clothes to avoid falling.

She finally regained her balance when she opened her arms.

It waddled around like a little duck.

The sea breeze blew from time to time, making her hair disheveled and fluttering like a flag.

She took a deep breath and felt her body become lighter.

Summer has truly arrived.

The girl sighed.

“Yes, summer is here,” Xia Wuzhao chimed in.

Aoi asked, "What are your plans for summer vacation in August?"

"I have no plans."

"Well then, after starting school in the Second New Tokyo in July, I can come back during summer vacation in August. I can visit my mother-in-law."

The girl spoke in a cheerful voice about her future plans.

After walking along the breakwater for about a hundred meters, we finally arrived at the steps.

Holding onto Xia Wuzhao's shoulder, he jumped up and landed on the steps.

"Doesn't your foot hurt?"

Xia Wuzhao asked.