The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"Hold Hoshino in my arms and breathe deeply!"

"I already said that."

"Hang yourself in front of Hoshino!"

"This has been said from the very beginning."

Every time Yuki Tsukishiro said something, Hoshino Utsunomiya would sigh and deny it.

Yuki Tsukishiro suddenly had the illusion that Hoshino had said everything, no matter what.

But that's definitely not the case.

The reason she subconsciously answered what Hoshino had said was simply because things Hoshino mentioned were more memorable to her.

If she were to mention something more that Hoshino didn't know, didn't say, but that she actually did, she would be able to say it.

Maybe that will convince Hoshino!

Mmm mmm mmm mmm—

Yuki Tsukishiro is thinking incredibly hard.

I've got it.

"Actually, I've been secretly using eye-manipulation magic to make Hoshino stare at me! Actually, I've been using mild brainwashing magic to make Hoshino believe that this is how friends should be! Actually, I've been secretly using clairvoyance magic to see Hoshino when he's looking at me! Actually, I—"

Actually, it's me.

I like Hoshino Utsunomiya.

Chapter 212 I'll assume you're her for now

Visual manipulation, mild brainwashing, even clairvoyance is involved...

Hoshino Utsunomiya is really at her wit's end.

Does this witch ever say anything that is her own?

Isn't this the magic of Leia, An'an, and Coco?

"It's mine! It's mine!" The casual remark unexpectedly elicited a very excited reaction from Yukishiro.

She retorted vehemently:

"It was I who first spread the witch's genes, it was I who first distributed the magic, all of this was originally my magic!"

Don't divide my things among other women anymore...

For the first time since the rewind, Tsukishiro Yuki shouted at Utsunomiya Hoshino in such a loud voice.

But after yelling, she became somewhat cautious.

Will Hoshino be angry? Will Hoshino understand? Will Hoshino still show that almost pitying expression?

“…Then use it on me.” Hoshino Utsunomiya relented: “Or are you already using it?”

It's not entirely incomprehensible; at least there's a precedent of Hero.

Death reversal is Hero's magic. Although it was actually the witch, not Hero himself, who told him this, Hero's behavior still shows that she does indeed possess similar magic.

Furthermore, considering that the witch can not only rewind time but also change her appearance, and even possessed considerable superhuman strength when playing the role of Tachibana Sherry, and indeed used mild brainwashing magic to command obedience when playing the role of Natsume Anan.

The witch holds countless spells in her hands.

It wouldn't be surprising if there were another visual decoy and a telescope.

Moreover, he was actually unable to take his eyes off her.

Perhaps they have already fallen under the witch's spell.

"Huh?" Tsukishiro Yuki was taken aback again, but turned around with a delighted expression: "I...I...I haven't used it yet, which one should I use?"

Hoshino accepted! He's one step closer to success!

Although it was very difficult and painful, she has overcome many, many difficulties since then.

She made Hoshino believe that she could be resurrected, and she made Hoshino accept that she possessed magic.

The next step, would it be to make Hoshino believe that he is himself?

"...Is it no use?" Hoshino Utsunomiya pursed her lips and shook her head: "Then forget it, it's not necessary."

“I know very well that you are very capable.”

“But I don’t want to discuss this anymore.” Hoshino Utsunomiya took another step back. “If you like this face, then use it. I can’t stop you.”

"In the end, I was going to forget her anyway."

He had originally intended to forget about Yuki Tsukishiro.

Since he's forgotten about it, it shouldn't matter much who uses her face anymore.

...Actually, he still couldn't quite accept it.

Forgetting is one thing, but the desire to forget is essentially a reluctance to be bound by something, not a genuine desire to sever ties with or abandon the past.

If it's just about borrowing appearances, that's fine.

But it not only borrows the appearance, it also repeatedly wriggles and affects the reputation of the original owner of this face...

That's incredibly disrespectful.

But the other party is a witch.

No matter how much more you say, or how much more you dwell on this issue, it will only make her wriggle a little more, adding another stroke to Yuki's incredibly cute face.

They painted her like a big tabby cat.

Let her just have this face.

Anyway...

I didn't say I had any objections.

If Yuki Tsukishiro feels it's inappropriate, she will take the initiative to say so.

After cracking a cruel joke in his mind to ease his mood, Hoshino Utsunomiya was about to end the topic of how to prove that Yuki Tsukishiro was Yuki Tsukishiro.

Yuki Tsukishiro suddenly darted over.

"No, no, no, you can't forget!" The speed at which she approached was so fast that before Utsunomiya Hoshino could react and dodge, Tsukishiro Yuki grabbed her on both sides of her body.

While shaking his body vigorously, Tsukishiro Yuki said nervously, "Don't forget, you can't forget, you're not allowed to forget."

Why forget such beautiful memories? Why forget someone you loved so much? Why, why, why—

"—Stop!" Hoshino Utsunomiya, who had been shaken for so long and was almost dizzy, took a deep breath and tried to grab Yuki Tsukishiro's hands. The delicate arms were held in his hands, but they were filled with tremendous strength.

Perhaps it was because of the movement, or perhaps it was because of the sound, but Tsukishiro Yuki finally stopped swaying and looked up at him expectantly.

"Because she's dead!" Looking into Tsukishiro Yuki's eyes, Utsunomiya Hoshino, unable to contain himself any longer, repeated this reality he had emphasized countless times: "The living should not be bound by the dead!"

"But I didn't die!"

When Tsukishiro Yuki said that, Utsunomiya Hoshino felt like he was about to have a stroke.

Really.

Once you put the logic into account for this witch, it becomes something that's hard to explain at all.

Does he really have to admit that the person in front of him is Tsukishiro Yuki?

But if you don't admit it, the witch's logic is simply impossible to understand.

If you try to deny that she is Tsukishiro Yuki, she will hurriedly say that she is Tsukishiro Yuki.

To forget Tsukishiro Yuki, she must assume the identity of Tsukishiro Yuki and declare that she is not dead and cannot be forgotten.

The flavor of being stubborn and blocking both ends is coming out.

She was completely immersed in the fantasy that she was Tsukishiro Yuki and couldn't extricate herself.

This is even more outrageous than when she dressed up as Nikaido Hiro last time.

Last time, he pleaded with her and said nice things to get her to acknowledge her identity as Hiro, and then he got that angry remark that she liked everyone.

If they still acknowledge her identity as Tsukishiro Yuki this time...

It's hard to imagine how she would go to such lengths to make all sorts of ugly expressions.

But if they don't admit it, the conversation will be completely stuck here, unable to move forward even a little bit.

Ultimately, what is the meaning of the witch's obsession with wearing other people's clothes?

Wearing Hero's clothes is to gain the status of Hero's lover, while wearing Tsukishiro Yuki's clothes is to gain the affection she desires.

If she denies her feelings for Tsukishiro Yuki, she might stop insisting on seeing herself as Tsukishiro Yuki.

......but.

He couldn't deny it.

Even if it was just a lie told casually to fool the witch, Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't really want to deny it.

What you like is what you like, and that won't change even when you die.

...So what should we do?

"Please, please stop dwelling on this." Hoshino Utsunomiya wanted to clasp his hands together and beg her:

"Even if you were her, so what? I can't possibly say that just because the person I like has been resurrected, I'll abandon everyone else I like, take her hand, and happily go out to live my life, can I?"

That is impossible.

"Huh? Can't I?"

But Yuki Tsukishiro seems to genuinely believe that.

"But it's me." Finally releasing Hoshino Utsunomiya, Yuki Tsukishiro raised her hand to her chest, straightened her back, and pointed to herself, saying:

"It's me, it's me."

It sounds a bit like some kind of 'It's me, it' phone scam' that came out of nowhere.

By simply making a random phone call and repeatedly saying "It's me, it's me," you can create a non-existent memory in the other person's mind, making them believe that such a friend truly exists, thus completing the scam.

This is the feeling that Yuki Tsukishiro gives Hoshino Utsunomiya right now.