The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

He is still afraid of pain.

......It was my fault.

Now there's no way to deny the mistake.

They shouldn't have taken action.

To avoid death.

I won't let him die again.

Tsukishiro Yuki's thoughts will not affect anyone in the mansion.

Hoshino Utsunomiya chose to comfort Sherry Tachibana instead.

Moreover, it acknowledged her human nature while denying the consequences of her being inhuman.

Finally, she turned back again and softly recounted how she felt when she died.

I'm afraid of pain.

Melancholy.

He just wanted to die.

Yuki Tsukishiro did indeed hear his thoughts.

Sherry Tachibana heard it too.

Tsukishiro Yuki began to empathize with him late in the day.

Shirley Tachibana cupped his face in her hands.

Ask in a soft voice.

Why aren't you crying?

A very soft sound.

Taken alone, this sentence carries little weight compared to other people's confessions.

Listening to it alone might even seem inexplicable.

There's nothing special about it, nothing particularly problematic.

But Yuki was somewhat stunned.

Why do you suddenly ask this?

Whether Hoshino cries or not has nothing to do with his pain.

Moreover, Hoshino also said that those are things of the past, things he would forgive, and things that can be explained.

When you stab someone to death, you're afraid of the pain, but you can also forgive them because of your gentleness.

The reason for strangling was that he didn't want to see others die as a result; essentially, it was an act of escapism.

Since then, Hoshino has never again sought death, but he has become somewhat less appreciative of his own life.

I will forgive the unexpected incident caused by Nanoha and Rhea.

Although I might say something like "I should just die," I understand that it's wrong to say that.

What else is wrong? What else is not right?

Tears?

Tears are just a natural physiological reaction of human beings, right?

Whether you cry or not, you'll cry when it hurts, you'll cry when your nerves overreact, you'll cry when you're feeling unwell...

She also cries.

Yes, yes, yes, it's okay to cry when you're upset; it's wrong not to cry when you're upset.

But it's not certain that it will happen.

You can hold back your tears, or there may not be any need to shed tears yet.

Whether you cry or not doesn't mean anything.

He told you he was very sad, so why did you force him to cry?

See, he himself said that he can't cry.

What's there to apologize to Tachibana Sherry for? Does she expect you to cry just because she tells you to? What's there to apologize for if you can't even cry?

You apologized, but she still wants to bite you.

Your lips are bleeding!

She even left a white bite mark on my shoulder; she's basically just a little dog that only knows how to bite.

Send them to the table with the stupid dog who only knows how to eat!

......

It's nothing really.

Really.

It's nothing more than chatting.

She talks about the past, recounts her own experiences, and then Tachibana Sherry acts as if she's trying hard to understand Hoshino, ultimately giving off a seemingly caring reaction to prove that she truly loves Hoshino.

Because Tachibana Sherry also told Hoshino about the past, because Hoshino understood Tachibana Sherry, because Hoshino comforted Tachibana Sherry and said things that made her feel relieved.

So it's nothing more than a mirror image, a clumsy imitation.

but......

This counts as liking it.

Therefore, Shirley Tachibana's name should be crossed out.

If he liked the remaining three, he would have truly come to like them all.

What should I do then?

What will I do then?

What will I think then?

Until that day actually arrives, Yuki Tsukishiro cannot find an answer to such a question.

and so.

Even if Hasumi Ryoga really mustered up her courage.

Even if Hasumi Ryoga really did say that he would only ever look at her for the rest of his life.

Even if Hasumi Ryoga confessed her feelings and received a kiss.

Yuki Tsukishiro is simply waiting.

Anyway, such requests will be interrupted, repeated confessions are just that—confessions, and the value of kissing becomes cheap as more and more people receive it.

Ryota Hasumi was indeed forgiven.

And what about Kurobe Nanoha?

Nanoka Kurobe mustered her courage.

Nighttime, room, bedside.

After driving away the troublesome girl, Kurobe Nanoka and Utsunomiya Hoshino chatted quietly.

Hoshino was still racking her brains trying to figure out why she could like Nanoha.

In the end, he found the perfect reason: his body.

Well, Nanoha Kaori does have a pretty face.

Yukishiro looked at it and acknowledged it.

During intimate gestures, Hoshino Utsunomiya would also say something.

Talking about our first meeting, sharing our thoughts, and more...

"Because I decided to try to like the first person I met, I fell in love with Meruru."

Tsukishiro Yuki: "...?"

ha?

Etc., etc.

Is this the real reason to like Meruru?

Is it simply because Meruru was the first person I saw that I decided to fall in love with her?

What if I were the first person they saw?

What? What? What?

Yuki Tsukishiro then realized that she might have missed a golden opportunity.

So many times she had to go through so many roles, but she chose to back out on that one occasion, and she chose to take Heero and Emma to this movie theater on that one occasion.

If she continues to perform.

Will Hoshino see himself first?

Could Hoshino choose to fall in love with herself?

...There's no point in thinking about this now. Even if time could be reversed, there's no way to go back to the past at this point.

Things have come to this point, even if she wanted to choose to go back and erase everything.

That will not be allowed either.

Not to mention she didn't want to anymore.

To go back in time and pretend nothing happened is no different from self-deception.

"..."

Hoshino would unilaterally explain why she liked him.