The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"I don't know if you can or will forgive me."

"but."

"At the scene of Yuki's suicide, someone who, overwhelmed by emotion upon witnessing Yuki's death, picked up an iron bar and knocked you unconscious."

"it's me."

Chapter 105 I don't mind, I mind a lot

Nikaido Hiro's words were often interrupted by pauses, perhaps as she reminisced, perhaps as she gathered her emotions, or perhaps simply as she sorted out her thoughts.

Her slightly closed brows, sorrowful aura, and self-reproach emanated from the young girl.

The words paused again at the turning point, and her beautiful eyes closed upwards.

The moment she opened her eyes again.

She revealed what she had never been able to muster the courage to do before, and what she had never been able to find the opportunity to confess.

Sin.

It's me, it's me, that villain, it's me, Nikaido Hiro.

I want to confess everything to you now, and I want to bow my head and apologize to you.

If you still choose to forgive my sins at this moment, then I am willing to hold your hand.

While trying to make you like me, I'm also trying to truly like you.

...What he wanted to become was the source of his hope that allowed him to live.

As Nikaido Hiro poured out his heart, he couldn't help but recall that scene once again.

Xiaoxue hanged herself, and he stood in front of her body, uttering outrageous words, as if he wanted to find the 'next one'.

To this day, the only thing that troubles Hiro Nikaido and confuses her is this sentence.

It was this sentence that caused her to misunderstand Utsunomiya Hoshino.

Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, she has started to look back at that sentence and Utsunomiya Hoshino's behavior at the time.

Suddenly, Nikaido Hiro thought of a label that everyone had once given her.

'Mental disorder'

The psychologist gave her this diagnosis after talking with her, so everyone believed that she swung the stick because she was mentally unstable.

Nikaido Hiro knew perfectly well that he had no mental problems, but...

What about Hoshino Utsunomiya?

...It wasn't Nikaido Hiro who developed mental problems after witnessing Yuki's death, but Utsunomiya Hoshino.

He has psychological problems and a strong desire to die.

How should we deal with people like this?

We need to address his psychological state, protect his safety, and find ways to help him find a reason to live.

Then let me, Nikaido Hiro, be the reason that allows him to live on willingly!

If he chooses to forgive my crime.

This is atonement.

However, feelings that begin out of atonement are not pure, and one must have enough devotion to feelings.

So while trying to make Hoshino Utsunomiya like her, Hiro Nikaido felt that she should also try to like him.

So the girl raised her head, let go of his hand, and waited for the verdict.

"..."

From the hand that had just been held, Hoshino Utsunomiya could sense the girl's clear emotions.

Whether it was unexpected or not, it was definitely unexpected; whether it was a surprise or not, it was not a surprise at all.

From Nikaido Hiro's words, it can be inferred that before being imprisoned, he had been beaten into a coma in the hospital by Nikaido Hiro for a long time.

No wonder Emma's problem got worse.

The last thing we heard, 'Death to evil,' was probably shouted by Hero.

If Hiro hadn't admitted it at that moment, he would have completely forgotten about that blow.

But if you were to ask him to evaluate that blow...

He got a sentence.

"Easy to beat!"

Although she still can't recall the emotions she felt at the time, Hoshino Utsunomiya is very clear that something was definitely wrong with her at that time.

Without that blow, he wasn't sure what he would have done, since he couldn't understand himself back then.

It was also thanks to Nikaido Hiro that he was arrested and imprisoned at this time.

As a result, he had no complaints about the blow.

But... sister, your frankness, the way you said it, your expression, your little hands, your emotions...

It always gives me the feeling that I could turn around and use this opportunity to create a redemption story, using the name of redemption to gradually lower the girl's bottom line and eventually let her do whatever she wants!

By exploiting the girl's guilt and manipulating her sense of remorse, they make her feel that no amount of compensation is enough, and that no matter what she does, she still feels guilty.

Although she is completely different from Emma, ​​she still gives Hoshino Utsunomiya a certain kind of feeling.

The illusion that Hero and Emma are exactly the same.

As I said before, what I just said was all the truth.

The reason why Hoshino Utsunomiya chose to blurt out such a sentence.

There was definitely an element of acting impulsively involved.

But he felt it was reasonable.

This is a great thing that achieves multiple benefits.

Being in love can provide a clear direction for subsequent actions and help him pass the time when he is idle and confused.

Being in love allows one to be certain that they may have been killed twice in a row, and while they can clearly feel the pain, they are somewhat indifferent to it.

What can be confirmed in the relationship is the true nature of the witch behind it all. Does she hate him and not want to see him happy, or is she really a relative of his deceased witch, sent to take revenge on him for not taking good care of their daughter?

Or perhaps, as Hero guessed, the witch fell in love with him at first sight and couldn't help but feel jealous when she saw him dating someone else.

Maybe, just maybe, I can even fool the system by saying I'm in love, that I'm trying to seduce a witch, and that it should give me some rewards.

What? Nikaido Hiro hasn't become a witch yet, so she's not considered a witch?

Anyway, I've already won her over. She'll be considered a witch once she turns into one. You can give me the reward in advance, or save it for me until she turns into a witch.

Finally, in the very end, Hoshino Utsunomiya still harbored a tiny, dark, and scheming thought.

He would not actively encourage any girl to become a witch, as that would violate his fundamental principles.

But if it weren't for his fault, he couldn't stop it; he was just helpless and powerless, watching someone turn into a witch...

Could he then use the pre-established relationship to beg her to kill him?

He still sought death, still craved death, and still got what he wanted.

Yes, yes, yes, he knew that turning a blind eye, indifference, and bystander behavior were essentially a different kind of harm.

Even having such a thought is a dark curse harboring malice.

But everyone needs to leave themselves something to look forward to.

Therefore, Hoshino Utsunomiya acknowledges his darkness and intends to use this dark thought to desecrate the emotion called love.

“…I understand.” He said softly, “I understand.”

Is there anything else?

To describe it lightly, as if it were nothing, to handle something with ease.

What seemed like a very heavy burden to Nikaido Hiro was gently and lightly dismissed by Utsunomiya Hoshino.

understood?

Just that simple?

Are there any more?

Yes, definitely, absolutely, things that never happened, things that can't be said, slander and instigators.

The slanderous words, and the hand that pushed him toward the witch.

But I can't say that.

Or rather, it's not something we can say right now.

and so.

“No more.” Nikaido Hiro shook his head.

“Hmm, it won’t affect anything.” Hoshino Utsunomiya also shook his head: “I don’t mind.”

I mind! I really mind!

Emma Sakura, standing to the side, was extremely anxious.

How could this be? How could this be done!

Hoshino is so mean! Hiro is even worse!

Why is it always my only friends who end up dating?

It looked like that during the first snow, but now that Hero is back, it's changed again!

Does this mean I'll have to repeat this process every time I make a new female friend?

Is there really no solution other than me falling in love with Hoshino?!

Regarding her feelings at this moment, Emma Sakura still considers them to be 'friendship'.

A little bit more possessiveness, a little bit of wanting to cross the line, a little bit too intimate.