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Seeing this, even her last bit of strength vanished; she seemed to have lost all ability to move, turning into a stone statue. Clearly, if something had happened to Yuri Nakamura while she was by her side, she would never have forgiven herself.

At this moment, Sanae Kochiya, who had been crouching with her head in her hands, seemingly afraid of everything and not even daring to look at these dark figures, suddenly raised her head and looked at the dark figures surrounding Yuri Nakamura. A gust of wind suddenly rose around her.

However, the gust of wind came and went quickly, because she resumed her squatting position with her head in her hands to defend herself against the old man. As for rescuing Yuri Nakamura, she could leave that to the prince who would fall from the sky.

The prince's name is clearly just the two characters "Mo Mo".

"Om-"

After a strange buzzing sound, the shadowy figures that had bound Yuri Nakamura in the center, unable to move, were all torn to pieces in an instant, revealing Yuri Nakamura inside with a look of despair on her face.

"Oh, it seems I'm not too late?"

When Yuri Nakamura emerged from despair, the first thing she saw was Mo Mo's radiant smile.

075 I'll spray you in the face

Mo Mo's face may not be considered handsome. After all, the word "handsome" has always been a relative concept, often influenced by social culture and personal preferences.

However, as is common to handsome individuals, Momo's aura as the King of Heroes is unparalleled. That unwavering purity, tempered by time yet still standing firm, is an unforgettable experience for every girl who has had a deep conversation with Momo.

Right now, Mo Mo has reason to believe that with his handsome appearance and timely heroic rescue, even if Nakamura Yuri is a strong-willed girl, she will definitely fall in love with him.

Mo Mo smiled brightly and reached out to the stunned Nakamura Yuri, wanting to pull her to his side and into his arms.

However, Yuri Nakamura's reaction completely surprised Mo Mo, seemingly proving that Mo Mo was overthinking things.

Although Yuri Nakamura appears strong and powerful, and is quite excellent in both combat skills and other aspects, she is essentially an ordinary girl struggling in vain in the face of an inescapable fate as she tries to rebel against God.

No matter how hard she tries, how outstanding she is, or how strong her partners and subordinates are, as an ordinary person in an ordinary world, she will ultimately be unable to find a god who doesn't even exist and change her own destiny.

Yuri Nakamura must have been aware of this from the very beginning, but if she didn't fight against God, how could she face the weak and vulnerable version of herself she once was?

Just now, Yuri Nakamura had used up all her bullets and was facing black monsters all around her, even in the air, and was undoubtedly plunged into despair.

This pitch-black shadow can swallow a person whole, interfere with and affect their soul, turning a person in the afterlife into an NPC, causing them to lose their memories of their previous life and the chance to escape from here, forever living a mechanical student life as an NPC.

Yuri Nakamura had already felt the influence of this dark shadow. The shadow had clung to her body and was trying to burrow into her soul. In that instant, Yuri Nakamura felt all her consciousness drifting away from her, and she was beginning to fall into a bottomless abyss.

Faced with this situation, all of Yuri Nakamura's abilities became meaningless. She felt as if she had returned to the time when she and her siblings were kidnapped by thugs, and her futile struggles were pointless, destined for a tragic end.

At that moment, Yuri Nakamura, who had been striving all along, suddenly lost all her courage, mechanically and listlessly pulled the trigger, and then closed her eyes in despair.

This time, no one will arrive in time either.

This was Yuri Nakamura's thought, not a pessimistic one, but rather a common-sense belief she subconsciously accepted. After all, many disasters and dangers are sudden, and no one can guarantee that someone will always be there to save you in time. The best way to face these dangers is to become strong yourself and fight against everything on your own.

And this is what has always driven Yuri Nakamura's actions.

But now, the outcome is already decided, the motivation has vanished, and all that remains is to taste the taste of death that his younger siblings have already tasted, the true taste of death.

Now that she has been abandoned and distrusted by her own subordinates, and has even lost the ability to resist her fate, it is only natural that she has met this end.

That's enough, let's end it here.

Shouldn't I have tasted death with my younger siblings back then?

I... am the one who deserves to die the most, right?

After all, as the older sister, she failed to protect her younger brothers and sisters at all.

"Oh, it seems I'm not too late?"

But at that moment, a male voice that always seemed to carry a smile appeared in her ear. Yuri Nakamura suddenly opened her eyes and saw a scene she couldn't believe.

Those endless, layered shadows, having exhausted all her bullets, the dark forces she couldn't resist even with everything she had, shattered before her very eyes. Like melting winter snow, everything vanished, turning into black 0s and 1s, dissipating into the air.

Within the dissipating black mist, a bright smiling face appeared before her eyes—the smiling face of a boy who made her feel very comfortable, Mo Mo's smiling face.

At that moment, Yuri Nakamura seemed to have a strange feeling that she was not in a life-or-death crisis, but rather an ordinary student on her way to school, waiting for the boy she had arrived early to pretend to bump into.

The boy clearly understood all her thoughts, but he didn't point them out. He simply smiled brightly and said something with a hint of ambiguous teasing, like, "I don't think I'm too late."

She felt comfortable and at ease, as if she could let go of everything and everything was no longer difficult, as long as she reached out and took the hand that the boy in front of her was reaching out to her.

This boy is Momo. Nakamura Yuri stared blankly at Momo and also reached out her hand to Momo.

A slight smile appeared on her lips, as if she intended to greet Momo, who had saved her, with a smile as well.

However, girls always seem to be fickle. The moment a smile appeared on Yuri Nakamura's lips, it turned into a ferocious rage. Yuri Nakamura's face was distorted with anger, but tears seemed to stream down her face from the corners of her eyes because of uncontrollable grief.

"Snapped!"

Mo Mo's hand was forcefully pushed away by Yuri Nakamura. She didn't grab Mo Mo's hand, nor did she throw herself into Mo Mo's arms. Instead, it seemed that the anger and resentment that had been suppressed in her heart for more than ten years had found an outlet and were vented on Mo Mo.

"It's not the right time!"

"It's not the right time at all!"

"It's too late! You're too late! Why are you so late? Why couldn't you have come earlier, a little earlier!"

"Just for a little while..."

The pistol in her hand, already empty of bullets, was hurled at Mo Mo. Mo Mo neither dodged nor blocked it, letting the spinning pistol hit the corner of her mouth, tearing open a piece of skin and causing blood to flow down her lip.

Mo Mo simply suppressed his smile, looked at Nakamura Yuri with a gaze as calm as the deep sea, and faced the full force of Nakamura Yuri's sudden, mindless outburst of emotions.

"It'll be ready in a minute!"

"Ten minutes, just ten minutes will do!"

"Why did it take you so long to come!"

Yuri Nakamura roared furiously as she rushed in front of Mo Mo, pounding her fists heavily on his chest, making a sound like the beating of drums.

At this moment, she seemed to no longer be in this time and space, but had returned to the point in time that made her despair. In her desperate run, she hoped that anyone would come to her home and save her and her younger siblings.

Unfortunately, no.

What has already happened cannot be changed, and Yuri Nakamura is very clear about this. It cannot be Mo Mo's fault, nor can it be Yuri Nakamura's fault. She should not bear any responsibility or pressure.

And indeed, Yuri Nakamura's family didn't blame her; instead, they cherished and protected her like a precious treasure, helping to heal her emotional wounds. Society as a whole also viewed Yuri as a victim, and everyone secretly looked after her feelings.

Even Yuri Nakamura herself seems to have freed herself from that incident and transformed into a cheerful, optimistic, responsible, capable, and outstanding girl—a girl who can inspire everyone to follow her.

However, all of this is merely an appearance, never the reality.

Yuri Nakamura has never truly moved on from that incident; it was all just a facade. The rational, composed, and capable Yuri Nakamura is one who has come to terms with it, while the sorrowful and desperate Yuri Nakamura has long been sealed away in her heart.

Proving all this is quite simple. Don't forget, this is Yuri Nakamura, but she's in the afterlife.

Unlike Kanade Tachibana and the original protagonist Yuzuru Otonashi, Yuri Nakamura entered the afterlife legally and legitimately. This means that Yuri Nakamura has a knot in her heart that she absolutely cannot untie on her own. Moreover, as the first member of the SSS group in the afterlife and an absolute veteran, this is enough to show that beneath her seemingly carefree demeanor, this knot is a heavy burden for her.

This suppressed despair needs a real chance to be released.

In the original story, Yuri Nakamura's release was completed only after she destroyed the mysterious NPC and the system behind him that influenced the world. This time, Mo Mo hadn't originally planned to release Yuri Nakamura ahead of time, and Mo Mo originally wanted to leave the opportunity to finish off the mysterious NPC to Yuri Nakamura.

But now, looking at Nakamura Yuri who was attacking him relentlessly, Mo Mo revealed a relieved smile. He knew that Nakamura Yuri no longer needed this opportunity to finish him off.

Yuri Nakamura triggered this release ahead of schedule, and the target of her venting changed from the mysterious NPC to Mo Mo himself. However, Mo Mo was still very happy, at least he wouldn't be riddled with bullets by Yuri Nakamura, he only took a beating.

Moreover, Mo Mo knew very well that since Nakamura Yuri, as a rational and responsible woman, was currently beating and kicking Mo Mo without any restraint, then what would happen next...?

They will definitely provide appropriate compensation!

Well, to amplify the effect of this compensation, Momo cleverly withdrew the quantum light's protection and used his own body to withstand Nakamura Yuri's frenzied attacks.

Yuri Nakamura is someone who can fight in close combat with the enhanced Angel Kanade Tachibana using only her physical strength. In terms of combat power, an average adult with weapons would probably not be her match.

Such combat power was immediately reflected in Mo Mo's body. Mo Mo seemed unable to withstand such an attack and began to cough with difficulty. The trace of blood at the corner of his mouth was sprayed onto Nakamura Yuri's face by Mo Mo.

You hit me, I'll spray you in the face, it's a fair exchange, a friendly deal, that's a reasonable transaction!

At this moment, Nakamura Yuri, who was frantically attacking Momo, also stopped her actions abruptly.

076 Feel the tranquility

The heat and the smell of blood on her face instantly calmed Yuri Nakamura down. The sudden surge of anger and resentment within her, an emotion she couldn't control, had clouded her judgment and led her to act irrationally.

However, the personality that Yuri Nakamura had developed over the years meant that she was still a rational and intelligent girl. In addition, after releasing most of her emotions, she quickly began to understand the situation before her.

At that moment, Mo Mo, with a pale face and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, immediately caught Nakamura Yuri's eye.

Yuri Nakamura's pupils contracted sharply. Her mind replayed what she had just done, and everything returned to her consciousness. She finally realized how terrible she had been to Mo Mo.

Mo Mo came to save her, but she, due to a sudden outburst of anger, not only rejected Mo Mo's kindness, but also hurt Mo Mo in return, causing Mo Mo to spit out a mouthful of blood!

Well... although there was a slight misunderstanding, overall there were no mistakes or problems!

Yuri Nakamura opened her mouth slightly, as she was utterly astonished by what she had done. She couldn't understand her own actions just now, and all she wanted to do was quickly salvage what was happening before her.

However, Mo Mo's expression left her speechless for a moment.

Mo Mo was smiling, as if he wasn't the one who was injured and coughing up blood, as if he wasn't the one who had just been attacked so fiercely by Nakamura Yuri, and as if Mo Mo was in a very good mood at this moment.

How could Mo Mo possibly be in a good mood at this moment?

He had clearly expended a great deal of effort to save his own side, only to be met with a barrage of insults and a flurry of punches that left him spitting blood. If Mo Mo was still in a good mood after all that, then it could only mean that Mo Mo was a masochist.

If that's the case, why is he still laughing?

And that smile... why is it so gentle? It's so gentle that it softens the guilt and impulse in Yuri Nakamura's heart, giving her a feeling of wanting to quietly immerse herself in it.

Despite the fact that she needed to apologize to Mo Mo and help him heal, and that there were dark shadows approaching them and eyeing them menacingly, Yuri Nakamura felt that this feeling in her heart was growing stronger.

Why is this happening?

Could this man before me be some kind of bewitching demon?

However, the next moment, Yuri Nakamura's doubts seemed to be resolved a little.

"Is it calmer now?"

Mo Mo spoke softly, her voice a little hoarse, "I don't know much about your past, so I have no right to say anything about it, whether it's advice or criticism."

"So all I can do is stand here calmly, and while you vent, I hope to pass this tranquility into your heart."

"Now, Yuri, do you feel my peace?"

Yuri Nakamura's breathing suddenly quickened, her eyes began to tremble, and tears that had stopped streamed down her face again. Although she didn't quite understand what Momo meant by tranquility, it didn't stop her from feeling Momo's feelings—the feelings of sacrificing for her, enduring for her, and unconditionally accepting everything about her.

What Momo accepted was not only the outstanding Nakamura Yuri in front of others, but also the little girl who huddled in a corner, forever blaming herself for the deaths of her younger siblings.

"……Thanks."