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Shouldn't Sakakibara Ikuko be even more lawless and cause trouble all the time under normal circumstances?

Nakamura had a gut feeling that something was wrong, and after several hours of consideration, he decided to meet with Ikuko again.

And so, the two met for the second time.

This meeting left a deep impression on Nakamura. Ikuko's tone was still rough, but it lacked that fatal aggression.

Most importantly, during this conversation, the old man sensed a subtle expectation from Yu Zi.

What to expect?

What are her expectations of me?

After the meeting, Nakamura immediately tampered with Ikuko's blood sample and had Misa Ohara forge a report to submit.

The old man's interest in Yuko rekindled, and he intensified his research while also increasing the frequency of their meetings.

In fact, Nakamura began to help Ikuko in many ways.

As they talked, the girl seemed to open up to the old man, revealing a side of herself that no outsider would ever see.

Nakamura also finally understood the reason for the girl's change.

As chaos encroaches, Yuko's eccentricity and tyranny expand infinitely, seemingly clashing violently with her original personality.

Therefore, she developed a second personality.

This personality usually remains hidden, which is why Yuko's violent incidents gradually decreased.

But she occasionally needs to come out for some fresh air, which explains another abnormality in Yuko.

While ordinary acts of violence have decreased, more heinous and brutal acts of violence have increased.

The quantity has decreased, but the nature of the disease has become increasingly worse.

Interestingly, Yuko herself was not entirely unaware of her other personality.

They influence each other, which is reflected in Yuko's frequent daydreaming and her fondness for watching bullying incidents in her class, which is inconsistent with her true nature.

What about the other her?

She is essentially the embodiment of Yuko's dark side, yet she is very measured in her actions.

The word "having a sense of propriety" here means not doing anything that crosses the line; in short, it means not killing someone.

She seemed well aware that if she crossed the line, she wouldn't fare well either.

This is really dangerous.

Nakamura came to a conclusion that shocked him—

Sakakibara Ikuko will not only be forced to awaken, but she is also very likely to succeed!

Whether forced awakening is successful or not depends on whether one can maintain one's rationality.

Even Yuuko's second personality didn't completely spiral out of control, so...

He was playing with fire!

For a moment, Nakamura completely panicked. It was precisely because he was so close to the Fourth Ring Road that he realized the world of difference between the two.

After awakening, Ikuko Sakakibara is beyond her control; she is very unstable, and her situation is extremely precarious.

To be honest, I was certain before that Yuko would be forced to awaken, and I occasionally thought that she would succeed.

But what are the probabilities?

He only thought about it occasionally, but little did he know that life is full of surprises.

The safest course of action now is to report the situation to the Seven Rings Tower and wait for the organization's experts to come and put out the fire.

However, Nakamura hesitated.

With such excellent material, such a promising and potentially successful subject right in front of him, how could he just let it go?

There should be something else I can do.

No, it's about seizing this opportunity to do something!

I have no choice, my time is running out!

Nakamura spent a day and a night in the office. When a person is desperate, they always come up with some 'brilliant ideas', and he was no exception.

On this day, the old man had a wild idea.

Section 41, Chapter 041: The Zoo

Others' insights are their own, and awakening experiences are not universally applicable.

That's right, generally speaking, it's correct.

But this is just general opinion. Nakamura is going to challenge the common sense of the occult and overturn this 'impossible'!

'Resonance of the five senses'—this is the old man's ingenious idea.

If, at the moment Yuko awakens, Nakamura could see what she sees, hear what she hears, smell what she smells... if he could understand her thoughts and feelings, wouldn't her insights also be his own insights?

So, through this method, can one also successfully awaken?

Everything was unknown, but Nakamura decided to take a gamble.

Nakamura can resonate with Ikuko's five senses in an instant through mysterious means.

The problem is that whether you can do it or not is one thing, but whether you can do it well is another matter entirely.

Depending on the girl's level of rejection and resistance, the effects of 'five senses resonance' will vary.

Therefore, it is essential to increase a girl's positive feelings towards you.

Ideally, you should help her willingly, provided she understands and agrees.

Well, when talking about favorability, we have to mention the second function of that little piece of paper.

If it's just for quickly detecting contamination rates, then it's not worth Nakamura spending so much money to order it from 'Seven Treasures Workshop'.

That's right, the second and most important function of the paper is to show Yuko's 'affection level' towards him!

The blue violin represents trust, the orange represents friendliness, the white water glass represents a stranger, and the red blood drop represents hatred.

After a long and persistent effort, Nakamura finally raised the girl's affection level to 'trust'.

Thinking about it, it really wasn't easy. The old man sighed as he put the piece of paper into an empty cup and then dripped some cleaning solution that came with the 'Qiqiao Workshop'.

Well, this thing is quite expensive, but Nakamura thinks 'Seven Pieces Workshop' is still pretty conscientious.

Clean it with the cleaning solution provided by the workshop, and it can be reused repeatedly, up to ten times in total.

The elderly person didn't think that much when they ordered it; their original intention was to get a disposable product that would be used and then discarded.

Honestly, without the cleaning solution provided by 'Seven Treasures Workshop', he would have had to order it from the workshop again and again, which would have been absolutely unaffordable for Nakamura.

"A true gem in the industry."

Nakamura was very satisfied with his choice; as expected, when buying things, you should look for reputable and conscientious merchants like this.

His plan was going well, and not long ago, that suspicious Matthew gave him another option.

"Although it's a bit late, fate has finally started to smile upon me."

Thinking of this, Nakamura felt great.

Everything is under control!

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'One two three four five six seven eight nine ten'

The moment she left the office, Ikuko Sakakibara began to count in her mind.

At first, it was to relieve my tension, but after I got to know the elderly, I didn't need to do that anymore.

However, since the habit had already been formed, Yuko did not force herself to change.

With each step, Yuko silently counted the next number in her mind: 'seventeen, eighteen, nineteen'.

She smiled and greeted the passing classmates, but they hurriedly walked away as if they had seen a ghost.

Yuko was a little sad, but she cheered up when she thought of the old man's words.

After all, she's almost fully recovered.

Thinking of this, her steps became lighter, "Twenty-three, twenty-four, ... thirty."

With a happy smile, Yuko took her thirty-third step.

The switch is on, indicating that it is off.

The smile on his face disappeared, and his steps became languid.

The girl stretched, and when she opened her eyes again, the arrogant Yuko was back.

She walked to the window and said, "Get out of here."

Ignoring the two frightened best friends, he opened the window, and a cool breeze rushed in.

Taking a deep breath, Yuko's mood improved slightly.

'That old guy is getting more and more disgusting, calling me 'Grandpa' all that. Ugh, I can't stand it.'

Sakakibara Ikuko gazed out the window at the world, somewhat lost in thought.

This school is like a zoo; everyone is like an animal locked in a cage, with no freedom.

She was no different from others, but even if they were all animals, she was the queen among them.

Does Yuko see herself as a lion, or a tiger?

It doesn't matter, we're at the top of the food chain anyway.

Those classmates are like kittens and puppies, and the teacher is nothing more than a sheep in wolf's clothing.

I used to enjoy bullying them, which is probably only natural.

Look, those cats and dogs, those powerless creatures, aren't their only purpose to amuse themselves?