The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

Yuki Tsukishiro must take responsibility for her actions.

She needs to atone; at the very least, she needs to recognize that she did make a mistake.

She needs to gradually understand the thinking that normal people should have, and she needs to abandon the witch's abnormal way of thinking.

otherwise......

He fears that the same mistake will be repeated.

However, that's what Hoshino Utsunomiya thought.

But Yuki Tsukishiro is clearly not one of them.

All she heard him say was 'keep entangled with each other,' 'keep' and 'entangle'.

Does it mean...?

Can we do it now?!

Yes, yes, how do I get started and do it well?

Should we just jump right in?

Should we tear it open or let him take it off himself?

When can we kiss?

Should the legs be wrapped around?

Should I rub against it a few more times first?

Is this what "缠" in "纠缠" means?

After swallowing hard, the girl shakily reached out her hand.

—I was stopped.

Utsunomiya Hoshino: "?"

"If I may venture a guess, do you think that now that everyone has talked things out, cleared up the misunderstandings, and made peace, it's time for them to happily get close and intimate?"

Yuki Tsukishiro blinked, somewhat puzzled:

"No, isn't it?"

Shouldn't it be like this?

What I saw in the movie theater was women pouring their hearts out to Hoshino, showing their vulnerable side, talking about their families of origin and past traumas, and then being understood, accepted, and comforted by Hoshino and held in his arms.

Then you can do anything!

Hoshino would even touch it on his own initiative!

Why doesn't it work for me?

Didn't I already tell you about my pain? Hoshino hugged me, doesn't that mean he accepted me?

Waaaaah! I'm going to throw a tantrum!

“…” Hoshino Utsunomiya sighed silently: “A misunderstanding is a misunderstanding, and reality is reality.”

The cost of a broken filter is severe.

If it were in the past, he would have really thought snow was cute.

This sense of misunderstanding, this naivety, this feeling of a virgin who, despite having nothing, always wants to get handsy.

Isn't it cute?

But things are different now.

He would feel powerless.

It's not that I don't find her cute at all, but while she is cute, the thought of the consequences of her way of thinking makes me feel tired.

"The truth is, you've done a lot of wrong things, and you need to pay the price for it and reflect on it."

In fact, logically speaking, it would be more appropriate to have a recognition ceremony.

They called out each other's names, repeatedly asking, "Is it really you?", checking each other's faces with their hands to confirm their connection, and then burst into tears.

A deeply moving reunion.

However, given the current situation, the known truth, and everything the witch has done...

All of this made Hoshino Utsunomiya seem less moved.

He was genuinely moved by Tsukishiro Yuki's fear.

Let's just consider it a tacit understanding.

I won't speak, I won't say it directly. I know you are you, and you know I know you are you, but you can't be sure, so you still have to obediently listen to me.

To prove that you are you.

I always feel like I'm being a bit awful.

But compared to the witch's actions...

It seems like it's alright.

That's how it should be.

"I..." Yukishiro wanted to deny it subconsciously, but she couldn't.

Yes, yes.

I'm overthinking, there's something wrong with my head, it's my cuckold fetish at work!

I deserved it!

I will apologize! I will repent!

But......

What price do I need to pay?

She asked the question cautiously.

"Just do what you do best." Pushing Yuki Tsukishiro off him, Hoshino Utsunomiya smiled as he looked at the witch standing in front of him.

But halfway through his laughter, he realized that given the witch's way of thinking, she would definitely misunderstand if he didn't explain things clearly, so he quickly added:

"It wasn't suicide by hanging."

Yukishiro lowered the rope in her hand.

"It wasn't because it was watered."

Yuki Tsukishiro put down the iron bucket she was holding.

"I won't help you take a bath."

Yuki Tsukishiro put down the towel.

"Be patient, and then see." Hoshino Utsunomiya sighed softly, offering her answer: "Haven't you been watching for a long time already? Aren't you very patient?"

"Then let's watch a little longer, let's be patient a little longer."

"Until everyone is willing to forgive you."

If asked what Yuki Tsukishiro is best at, Hoshino Utsunomiya believes there is only one thing.

I dragged my best friend to the movies, endured him falling for someone else, and watched him fall for someone else.

She's so good at this.

"Huh?" Yuki Tsukishiro was a little stunned.

She asked blankly, "Do we still have to endure it?"

"Ah."

"Should we keep watching?"

"Ah."

"Can't we be intimate?"

"Ah."

"Are we just going to watch them continue being intimate with Hoshino?"

"Ah."

"Th-th-th-that—" Tsukishiro Yuki cried again, tears streaming down her face. She frantically tried to reach Utsunomiya Hoshino, burying her face in his hands, and cried out in a sobbing voice:

"What's the difference between this and before?! I might as well just do whatever I want to Hoshino right here and against her will! I've been holding back for so long, I can't take it anymore!"

That's an outrageous suggestion, absolutely outrageous!

While it wasn't as extreme as saying "let's pretend we never met," it was still quite extreme!

......

"But you are the one who made the mistake, and you are the one who needs to atone."

Suppressing the pounding in his heart, Hoshino Utsunomiya calmed his breathing and said with a helpless expression.

"But Hoshino also made a mistake! Didn't Hoshino come to me with a purpose? Hoshino admitted his mistake and apologized to me! Does Hoshino think that he can be forgiven for everything just by apologizing?!"

Tsukishiro Yuki, her head raised and her eyes brimming with tears, loudly questioned him.

She will forgive him.

She really, really will forgive.

If she didn't know she would forgive, she wouldn't be stuck in this situation until now. It's precisely because she knows she will forgive that she's been going on and on until today.

Then forgive.

but......

But she had thought that Hoshino would forgive her!

Hasn't Hoshino always forgiven the past? Even though he was the one who stabbed him, he still forgave Meruru; even though he hit her with that stick, he still forgave Hiro; even though they killed him together, he still forgave Rhea and Nanoha.

Why am I the only one who won't forgive?