The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

But we still lack an opportunity, a catalyst.

Kneeling down and apologizing haphazardly will only make him more fixated on seeing me as a witch.

There is only one question that should be asked from beginning to end.

But you can't ask directly.

There is another issue that needs to be addressed.

"Hoshino." Tsukishiro Yuki tried to move a little closer to Utsunomiya Hoshino, shifting her body slightly.

Suppressing the urge to touch his hand, maintaining this distance, and seeing that he didn't seem to intend to pull away, Tsukishiro Yuki felt slightly relieved and spoke softly:

"If I, Tsukishiro Yuki, were to hang myself in front of Hoshino and then be resurrected, but instead of going to find Hoshino first, I returned to this island, contacted Meruru, and went to bring Hoshino back..."

"And while we're at it, we'll bring back the witches who were originally going to be sent to the island anyway, and have them pick out identities from the list and dress them up in other people's clothes..."

Although I was mentally prepared and had thought about what I was going to say.

But Yuki's tone gradually lowered, and her guilt grew stronger.

"First, she pretended to be Meruru and cried incoherently, then she was angered by Hoshino's request to kill her, and then after the time travel, she pretended to be Tachibana Sherry and followed behind Hoshino. Because Hoshino was again begging her to kill him, she became extremely angry and took action to fulfill Hoshino's wish..."

"After reflecting on it, I realized that I definitely didn't do well because I talked too much..."

"She dressed up as Natsume An'an again and pretended to be mute, but she still couldn't bear seeing Hoshino and Hiro Emma dating, so she dragged everyone to set herself on fire during the trial..."

"Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she put on Heero's clothes, only to be rejected and denied by Hoshino. She said hurtful things about making Hoshino like everyone else, and then dragged Heero and Emma to open a movie theater and broadcast a documentary about Hoshino's infidelity to them live..."

"After watching helplessly as Hoshino genuinely fell in love with everyone else, I finally realized that Hoshino actually loved me and had even considered marrying me. I was overjoyed to want to go back in time and marry Hoshino..."

"...If that's the case, what would Hoshino think?"

Woohoo, woohoo, woohoo...

Even though I said it myself, and even though it was all something I did myself.

But after actually going through it all over again and then telling the story, even Yuki Tsukishiro herself could hardly bear to listen to it anymore.

Wait, did I do all of these things?

After regaining her senses, Yukishiro was somewhat shocked as she re-examined her actions.

Wow, I did all of these things.

No wonder Hoshino was unwilling to accept it and didn't want to believe it.

I wouldn't believe it either.

No matter how much you disbelieve it, these foolish things were indeed done by Yuki Tsukishiro herself.

But she didn't dare to admit it frankly and openly, and instead straighten her back and say, "Yes, yes, I did it all. I've done all sorts of evil things."

Therefore, we can only take advantage of the current opportunity to subtly probe Utsunomiya Hoshino's attitude.

What is he really thinking?

“...That’s incredibly stupid.” Just hearing her say that made Hoshino Utsunomiya feel like she was about to blush.

That's really stupid.

He couldn't even muster much anger anymore; all he felt was a sense of powerlessness at the thought that she had reached a state of perfection, an invincible figure.

Is this human?

Oh, this is a witch.

Thankfully, she's a witch.

Just thinking that the person in front of me is a witch makes all the emotions I might have feel turn into relief.

Haha, hahaha.

However, after laughing, we still need to give a proper answer.

If all of this is made of snow.

“‘This person is no longer my snow, but a witch disguised as my snow. But I can't push her away because she looks like snow.’”

The cold words made Yuki's breath catch in her throat.

Just before the feeling of despair crept in, Hoshino Utsunomiya's tone became lighter again.

"—If she went any further, if she behaved any worse, if I could feel that utter malice from her, instead of this awkward feeling of just feeling stupid right now."

"I would probably say something like that."

Hoshino Utsunomiya smiled slightly, though the smile didn't actually express much happiness.

But you should laugh.

"It's alright," he said with a smile. "She's just stupid."

"I can't forgive easily, yet I can't deny it, and I can't bring myself to hate."

Actually, what he does is quite insignificant.

Surprisingly, even the first time Meruru was played by a witch, and surprisingly, it was flawless.

But despite the unexpectedness, that's what the witch actually did to him.

That is, the two times he actively asked the other party to kill him, which is the death rewind that he can't let go of.

You can't use what you asked for to blame others.

A death regression that feels like a self-imposed constraint...

She didn't know he could leave after he died.

The condition of death is already an excessive one, so it is perfectly normal to want to do everything in your power to keep the person you love.

He will forgive them all.

But how should I put it...

This will make him start to feel disgusted...

Well.

Upon reflection, the aversion I felt during the first two regressions stemmed from the fact that I genuinely wanted to die at the time. Since death was prevented, the pain of being stabbed or strangled remained, hence the aversion.

But now that I don't want to go back to my old ways, that aversion has actually disappeared.

And the subsequent backtracking...

The main reason is that the witch's reaction when staring at Hiro's face was too damaging to her image, revealing her obviously subservient position in the relationship and her extremely willful and mischievous nature.

After that, the witch never actually showed herself on her own initiative.

However, regarding the witch's words...

...She didn't torment Hiro and Emma's bodies, but instead tormented their minds.

Locking people in a movie theater to watch my cheating livestream or something...

Is this an idea that a human could come up with?

I don't know how they are doing.

What Utsunomiya Hoshino truly couldn't easily forgive were the other girls.

Because he knew very well that if he chose to forgive, they would definitely not pursue the matter.

If they choose hatred, even those like Margot who haven't actually been harmed yet will join in hating the witch.

Join the group buy instantly.

so......

Well, Hoshino Utsunomiya has to admit that hearing this self-narration now makes him feel like, 'That's it?'

It seems that the witch he always thought was so evil was actually just because she was too stupid.

But if he were to say to the witch now, "Let's make peace. You change out of Xue's clothes, and I'll try my best to see if I can like you,"...

That's not very realistic either.

What comes to mind subconsciously is the instinct to shift the responsibility of making the choice onto other girls.

If they forgive me, I will forgive them.

If that's the case...

It would be better to simply refuse to forgive them on their behalf.

I cannot forgive you easily.

but......

I still want to know.

"Why?" Hoshino Utsunomiya asked softly, "Because you chose to hang yourself."

Ultimately, this is still the question we'll be asked.

There's no escaping it.

Chapter 214 Let's just pretend we never met.

This question is essentially the same one that Yuki Tsukishiro was going to ask.

The reason for the suicide seems to be a complete mystery to both parties.

I want to touch it, I don't want to touch it, I dare not touch it.

What if we get the worst possible answer?

If he says there's no reason.

If he says so.

If he says it's his master's task...

That......

...Just thinking about it is perverted.

However, while Yukishiro had many doubts, Hoshino Utsunomiya did not have as many concerns.