The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"..."

...She thought, let Melulu on the ice go in.

It wasn't the character she played, Meruru on Ice, but Meruru herself.

Ever since the last one ended, Yukishiro has had something weighing on her mind that she wants to confirm.

Didn't Hoshino confess to her and Meruru right away?

Although he later learned it wasn't a confession, he begged Meruru to kill him, saying he'd rather die at Meruru's hands than at the hands of a witch...

To put it bluntly, Yuki felt that it was no different from a confession.

If we think about it this way... then wasn't Hoshino's statement that she wanted me to kill her actually a confession in another sense?

cough.

In short, there is one thing I want to confirm.

Is Meruru on Ice Special?

Is Hoshino concerned with Meruru's appearance, personality, and words on ice, or is he concerned with the deeper self beneath that appearance?

Isn't there a saying that you always fall for the same person when you're in an online relationship?

Yuki Tsukishiro thinks that's how it is. Hoshino doesn't actually like Meruru, nor does he have to be Meruru. It just so happens that he reacted that way because it was me playing Meruru.

The more she thought about it this way, the more logically autonomous Tsukishiro Yuki became.

Why did Hoshino Utsunomiya develop such a strong liking for, closeness to, and trust towards Meluru Ice right from the start?

She even abandoned her best friend Emma Sakura and devoted herself entirely to Meruru.

There is only one truth.

What he had his eye on was never Meruru, but rather the heart of Tsukishiro Yuki within Meruru's body!

Therefore, Yuki Tsukishiro included Meluru Hikami herself in this selection.

At this point, all seven people have been confirmed.

Once the curtain rises, she will be able to see Hoshino again!

Yuki Tsukishiro is full of confidence this time.

However, a small problem occurred before the play began.

The time wasn't arranged well.

Most of the preparations have been completed; it wasn't difficult and didn't take too much time.

The only minor issue was with the acting.

...She usually doesn't talk much.

Although she had worked very hard to research Sulli Tachibana's information, it still took her a lot of time and effort to create a successful performance.

Before I knew it, we were almost overtime.

In a flurry of activity, she hurriedly locked everyone in their respective cells before the official start. Then, she used Meruru's magic to heal Hoshino, who had been beaten unconscious by Hiro with a stick. Seeing that everyone else seemed to be waking up, she reluctantly used her memory from last time to control Hoshino's body, making him move in the way Hoshino would do and walk to the reception room.

It takes some time for the healing magic to take effect and for Hoshino to wake up. Fortunately, Hoshino woke up on time just as the warden was explaining the situation.

Otherwise, if things had gone wrong from the very beginning, she really wouldn't have known how to proceed.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

The only problem is...

Why is this what Hoshino saw first when she came up?

Is it Rhea?

Hey, hey, hey, I'm here! Your Xuexue is here!

You should be able to see me here through your telepathy and intuition, right?

Is it because I'm standing next to you that you don't look at me?

Yuki Tsukishiro blinked.

But she wasn't as dissatisfied as one might have imagined.

Because at least Hoshino's first reaction wasn't to look at Meruru.

This made her feel very relieved.

It's good that it's not Meruru. Since it's not Meruru, it should be fine. Hoshino must like my inner qualities, not Meruru's appearance.

hum.

The question of why he approached Leia was also answered, because Leia did indeed have the intention of controlling the atmosphere, so it was reasonable for him to turn his head and look at Leia.

As far as I can remember, there was one other person to whom Hoshino immediately asked, "Who are you?"

Hiro Nikaido.

As for their relationship...

Hoo hoo.

Yuki Tsukishiro just wanted to laugh.

If things really develop in the direction of Hiro, then Hasumi Rhea will never be able to become her rival in this lifetime.

So Yuki Tsukishiro wasn't worried at all.

The dialogue is simple, nothing special, and there's no hint of ambiguity.

Hasumi Ryoua is a good person.

With that in mind, Yuki Tsukishiro introduced herself as Sherry Tachibana during the usual self-introduction segment.

Hi hi hi, I'm Shirley Tachibana.

Now that the self-introduction process is over, shouldn't Hoshino turn around, go out for a stroll, and then confess to me, who's left alone in the meeting room?

I can't wait! My heart is pounding!

...What do you mean you still want to discuss the warden's words?

What did the warden say?

Oh, the rules of Werewolf.

What's the point of thinking about that kind of thing so much! I just copied it randomly!

Because I felt it would be pointless to waste time on something like this, I briefly recalled Tachibana Sherry's character design.

Tsukishiro Yuki decisively raised her hand and spoke.

I want to identify Hoshino!

The stars are wild, the stars are wild.

Knowing that no one would doubt Hoshino too much, she decided to step forward and randomly point fingers at him.

The purpose, besides feeling it fit the character's persona, was primarily twofold: firstly, to interrupt their serious contemplation of Werewolf, and secondly...

It was to attract Hoshino's attention.

Because Yukishiro realized that Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't seem to intend to go out and wander around before coming back to confess to her.

Never mind, let me take the initiative!

Tachibana Sherry is the kind of person who is very proactive!

...Oh no, Emma has protected the person who attacked Hoshino!

First, let her call my name to fool me, then use logic to push her to the point!

at last......

Huh? Hoshino explained? Oh, okay, then that's settled!

Yuki felt that everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

This time it will definitely be a success.

She was especially pleased when Hasumi Ryoya suggested exploring in pairs.

Hasumi Ryoua is such a kind and honest person.

They even specifically thought of a way to let me and Hoshino go together...

Wait a minute, why did Hero step forward?

Seeing Nikaido Hiro point at Utsunomiya Hoshino, Tsukishiro Yuki blinked, stunned.

The witch frantically searched through her memories, trying to confirm whether she had indeed overlooked the fact that she had also released Hiro, who was carrying the memories from the last time.

...but no.

If something doesn't exist, it simply doesn't exist.

Hero was still the same Hero, but his attitude had completely changed because of the change in the number of people.

Instead of shutting herself off until the very end and pointing out Hoshino's mistakes, she revealed an attitude that actually wanted to get close to Hoshino.

Where did things go wrong?

Number of people? People? What's going on?

The witch remained silent in her panic, but the story continued to unfold smoothly.

The kind-hearted Rhea, who was eager to help protect Hoshino, and the wicked Heero, who maliciously said that Emma's words were unimportant.

as well as......

He turned his attention to Hoshino from Meruru?!

Same lines, same words, same confession.

Yukishiro watched helplessly as Hoshino Utsunomiya reached out the hand that should have been extended to Meruru on the ice.

If Meruru really gets her hands on it—

The heart that had been in my throat finally settled like a boulder as Meruru frantically fled across the ice.