I really don't want to be reborn.

"It was just a casual question."

Kyosuke had no idea that his sister-in-law was sliding towards him; he was just a little confused: "This question is meaningless... Besides, Shino is so cute, there's no reason why I wouldn't like her, right?"

The black cat pursed its lips.

"To be honest, men are naturally not very resistant to cute things, especially since I'm a die-hard cat lover. It's impossible for me not to like Shino, who is as cute as a kitten."

"Cat...Cat Party? Hmph, you human..."

The black cat blushed, its snow-white paws twisting together awkwardly.

Kyosuke was speechless: "I wasn't talking about you. You're a cat demon, not a cat. Be normal."

The black cat glared at him, both ashamed and angry.

He shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know why you asked this question. Okay, I admit it—as a young girl, Sinon already has enough charm."

"It was a completely different charm from her sister's, entirely different, but still captivating."

"Of course I like it, why should I hide my desires?"

Anyway, there's nothing I can do to her right now.

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard a strange noise behind him.

"Crack..."

The screeching friction intensified the moment he turned around. Sinon seemed to have stumbled while skating, and inadvertently lurched off, rushing off the ice amidst screams from onlookers.

He stared blankly as she flew off at an angle.

Even during the accident, the girl with light blue hair remained expressionless; she simply turned her head to look at him.

We passed each other by.

"Clap."

The sound of something hitting the ground rang out, and Kousaka Kyosuke had already rushed over, but suddenly stopped abruptly the next moment.

She fell into the pool outside the field; the pool was as red as blood.

The heart constricts.

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Why is "link" a sensitive word?

Chapter Twenty-Five: A Sudden Turn Around

The sight of blood would remind him of unpleasant things, things that were extremely uncomfortable.

Looking up, sitting in the hospital corridor, Kyosuke Kosaka's expression was utterly indifferent.

"Will she die?"

"People die every moment in the world... the only difference is whether it concerns me or not."

People die every moment in this world.

Where is the Golden Valley Garden of Tang Dynasty? Where can Liang Sheng play the zither again? The man who climbed the balcony died, the man who wrote poems upstairs died... His wife died, his husband died, the black-haired man died, he died of old age, starved to death, died of poverty and illness, choked to death, laughed to death, and the rich man died drinking tea.

Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Wu of Han died; Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song died; those who wished to live another five hundred years still died. (Note)

From ancient times to the present, from Japan to Ireland, the disappearance of each individual human being has not caused any ripples. This is the ruthlessness of time and the power of fate. But what does it matter to him if other people in this world die?

She is the only one who cannot... absolutely not.

My younger sister sat down beside me, remaining silent.

"What about her?"

He asked this in his usual calm voice.

Kirino remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "Big brother, the way I was silent just now... you should have known the outcome."

His calm eyes stared at her, at her somewhat mature face. Under the pale hospital lights, his sister's voice sounded like she was performing a pantomime, and it took a long time for it to reach his ears.

"Senior Shiyu is dead."

Looking at her brother's pale, calm, but actually broken face, she whispered, "She's dead, brother. Because of your indifference and neglect, she jumped off the building."

My younger sister quietly stood up and went downstairs.

"Two lives lost, one unborn."

"You are an unprecedented and unparalleled bastard, my brother."

The last words suddenly became extremely high-pitched and sharp, bringing him back to his senses. How long ago was that memory?

"You're a big liar, my brother."

"You are a murderer, my brother."

"You are a complete scumbag, my brother!"

This sentence...this sentence structure, how familiar it is.

It felt so familiar, like being pierced by a thousand arrows, leaving my whole body broken.

Kyosuke Kosaka silently looked at his hands... What should he do now?

"I don't have time to attend the funeral arrangements."

……

In my vague memory, my demeanor and tone at the time could be described by these words: indifferent, apathetic, and unmoved.

He wouldn't hug her when she was in pain.

He wouldn't comfort her when she cried.

She knew this too, so Kasumigaoka Utaha never asked for anything.

He felt like he had two selves: one was painfully reminiscing, and the other was watching helplessly.

I've never been so clear-headed.

Even the mighty forces of reincarnation and time must yield to this extremely painful clarity.

No wonder...

No wonder he subconsciously didn't want her to leave him, no wonder he subconsciously threatened her with "I'll push you off the Tokyo Tower," no wonder he went crazy and jumped off a tall building in the last reincarnation.

No wonder he loved her so much.

Was it because of guilt about the past and fear of repeating the same mistakes?

The people skating were startled by the sudden turn of events. The sound of their footsteps rushing over was like the ticking of a second hand, each sound like a thunderclap, entering their ear canals, vibrating their ossicles, and even reaching their hearts.

"Kyosuke! How is Shino?"

Saori Bagina's loud shout made him subconsciously look at the girl he was holding in his arms.

Everything about her is small.

Her body was small, and her face was small too. Her pale face was surprisingly calm, showing no gentleness even in her unconscious state, with only her lips slightly parted.

It was a spring night, and the branches were covered with cherry blossoms.

His hands were wet, and Kyosuke Kosaka's hands trembled. The pale red water was extremely cold and bone-chilling. He slowly lowered his gaze, and the worry and fear on his face vanished, leaving only a blank expression.

There was no scalding heat or viscous blood on his hands; what covered them wasn't blood at all, but rather icy water from slightly melted snow.

The red color was just a dark red lighting effect.

He hesitated, wondering if his earlier reaction of acting like a male protagonist in a romance novel seeing his female protagonist injured was too ridiculous.

Besides, Shino is just a sister-in-law, how could she be a leading lady?

Kyosuke Kosaka couldn't help but chuckle and waved to Saori and the others, "It's alright, it's alright, this guy isn't injured... but why did he faint?"

Shino didn't want to faint either.

But I'm so embarrassed! It was just ice skating, and I made such a fool of myself. It's so shameful!

He'll definitely laugh at himself.

She could have gotten up on her own. This level of fall was nothing new to her, and she wasn't hurt at all. She could have gotten up on her own.

But just as he thought that, Kyosuke Kosaka rushed over and hugged him tightly, calling his name repeatedly.

And that trembling, anxious tone was truly...

She didn't know why, but she suddenly pretended to be unconscious, as if her subconscious was controlling her reason and actions, and the feeling was terrible.

Her long eyelashes trembled, her tender little face maintained an adorable seriousness, she peeked open a crack to see his relaxed expression, and then closed it tightly again.

Hmph, of course she's fine, she just feels incredibly embarrassed. He'll laugh at her, and that stinky black cat will laugh at her too.

Especially that stinky black cat!

He had mocked her for being a sports idiot in the evening, and now he was sure he would mock her back.

Using some inexplicable excuses to convince herself to continue pretending to be unconscious, Xiao Shina quietly nestled in his arms, her serious expression gradually softening, becoming more obedient than ever before.

A hand gently patted her cheek, and Kousaka Kyosuke carefully examined her head, wondering, "She's not injured, so this shouldn't be happening. How did she faint?"

He frowned and called out to Saori and the black cat, "Shino seems to be injured. I'll take her to the hospital."

Shino wasn't going to pretend anymore; she didn't want to go to the hospital for such a trivial matter.

"Is it that serious?"

The black cat said worriedly, then stretched out its tiny finger and placed it on Sinon's nose.

"..."

"Could she have fainted from fright?"

Sinon decided to continue pretending to be unconscious.

That's a bit awful.

She's been through countless battles and seen all sorts of situations; how could she possibly be so frightened by something like this?

Kyosuke Kosaka, that idiot, even nodded in agreement: "That's possible. Maybe her body's defense mechanism caused her to faint. What should we do in this situation? I'll look for a solution in my memory bank—"