Unspeakable bubbles

"I'm not as open-minded as they are. I don't like feeling like I'm a defective product."

"If I could, I would take your place right now."

"Unfortunately, you are one of a kind."

She shrugged. "I won't break the ceremony, but I don't want to look at you anymore."

"Ha, I'm afraid what you'll get from me in the end won't be any pleasant feelings."

"But it is also indispensable."

"See you in three days. No, we don't need to see each other again."

"In the end, all you need to do is stay on the island; you don't necessarily have to witness my demise."

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Each of the seven children left behind something irreplaceable in their own time: family, love, friendship, joy, hatred, jealousy...

These emotions filled the emptiness in the girl's heart, and when only Kotono was left by her side, the girl spoke for the first time.

"who am I?"

"You are you, your mother's child, the descendant of the great lord, the one to whom we would give up everything."

"But some people say she hates me."

Qin smiled in response, offering no explanation.

"Then do you hate me?"

"No"

"do you like me?"

"No"

The girl looked confused. "But they either hate me or they like me."

"Then I neither like nor dislike it."

After a pause, Kotono looked the girl over carefully again: "To be honest, I actually do like you a little."

"Ok?"

"Because we look a bit alike."

Kotono smiled. "They've already taken you through so many things. Now tell me, what do you want to do yourself?"

“...I don’t want you to leave me.” The girl’s words made Kotono raise an eyebrow.

Why do you think that?

"I like you all. Whether it's love or hate, you've all given me something precious."

"We, we're like brothers and sisters!"

"Brothers and sisters? That's how I've always seen them. As for you..."

Before Kotono could finish speaking, the girl interrupted her: "Of course I'm your little sister!"

Qin Nai remained noncommittal, saying calmly, "The ritual cannot be interrupted; you are still incomplete at this moment."

Seeing the girl's defiant expression, Kotono pointed to the wheelchair: "Can you stand up?"

Upon hearing this, she immediately tried to stand up by supporting herself with her hands, but after several attempts, she was unsuccessful.

"Do you understand?"

"Compared to my other siblings, I play a more important role."

Kotono slowly said, "You were most influenced by me and may have inherited some fragments of my memories, but let's leave that aside."

"As the leader among the eight, and the most outstanding among my brothers and sisters, I am destined to be your last stepping stone. This is Mother's will."

"Without me, you might never be able to stand up again in your entire life."

"Even so, even so, I cannot stand by and watch my sister be murdered!"

Hatred gleamed in the girl's eyes: "That girl, she... I'll stop her."

"You can not."

"Besides, your hatred is completely unreasonable; this was something I asked her to do."

"I do not care!"

"...Since you can move your hands, let's cook together."

Unable to persuade a willful child with words, Kotono stopped wasting her time.

As for whether this 'younger sister' will be a bad thing for Bubble in the future, she is not worried at all.

Since you're willing to accept everything about me, you're bound to have a deep affection for Bubble.

Even if the hatred cannot be erased, I will never do anything outrageous in the future.

Besides, I've never been able to see through Bubble's true nature; she's not someone who's easily bullied.

Section 170, Chapter 169: The Spirit of Rebellion

Kotono strolled along the beach, with the girl following behind, manipulating her wheelchair with her mental powers.

In just one day, she had unlocked her potential.

Although this amount of mental energy is nothing compared to Kotono's, it's enough to do a lot of things.

'When the time comes, I'll use my own power to teach that guy a lesson.'

Thinking this way, the girl's mood improved.

"Sister, won't you tell me about your own things?"

"I?"

Kotono slowed her pace, a thoughtful expression on her face.

“I am different from them. They awakened after living in human society for a period of time, at the call of their mothers.”

"From the time I can remember until now, it has only been two or three years. Moreover, this powerful mental strength was not something I awakened later, but something I possessed from the beginning."

"Two or three years?" The girl looked at Kotono strangely.

"Yes, I have no memories of my childhood. When I appeared in human society, I was already a young girl."

"Was your sister scared at the time?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of. I understand my mission."

"Besides, I was emotionally vulnerable back then and didn't know what fear was at all."

Kotono glanced at the girl: "Actually, you're the same way. It's just that you absorbed everything from them and skipped the initial accumulation stage, which is why you have such rich emotions now."

"..." The girl lowered her head, unable to say a word.

"Don't be like that, this is something to be happy about."

Kotono, on the contrary, advised, "The more outstanding and complete you are than us, the closer you are to fulfilling your mother's wish."

"Yes, it is."

The girl dared not look Kotono in the eye; she had already decided to rebel.

This would certainly go against her mother's wishes, but she really couldn't just watch Kotono die.

Kotono noticed the girl's rebellious spirit and was immediately moved.

'None of us eight would have this kind of rebellious spirit. As our mother's children, we never even considered rebelling.'

'But...but are there really children who will completely obey their mothers?'

'Respectful yet occasionally rebellious, not blindly obedient—that's how a child should truly behave.'

Thinking of this, Kotono sighed.

"What's wrong, sister?"

"It's nothing, I just realized something."

Seeing that Qin Nai was unwilling to say more, the girl stopped asking.

Rather than getting to the bottom of things, she prefers to spend her time on interesting things.

"Sister, let's go fishing!" the girl said excitedly.

"Why did you suddenly want to go fishing?" Kotono asked.

"I don't know, I just suddenly really want to go fishing."

A flutter rose in the girl's heart, and a blurry figure appeared in her mind.

But when she calmed down and tried to recall carefully, she couldn't remember anything.

"Fishing is a very enjoyable activity, and I want to spend some quality time with my sister."

"Since it's something you want to do, then go fishing."

"However, we need to make two fishing rods first."

"Ah, please give me the fishing rod!"

The girl said confidently, "I will definitely make a fishing rod that can catch big fish!"

During the day, we fish together, cook together, stroll around the island together, and make some wooden handicrafts together.

The two of them admired the moon together that night and whispered secrets under the night sky.

In just two or three days, not only did the girl's dependence on Kotono deepen, but Kotono herself also developed feelings for her.

"Sister, no..."

Before the final moment arrived, the girl tried to persuade Kotono.

But before she could finish speaking, Kotono's calm gaze forced her back down.