As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

"No."

"So, brother, you're unwilling to give me a few years?"

"I still have..."

Suzuka slammed her hand on the table and shouted excitedly, "I know, I know my brother has his own things to do, but I really just want a few years."

She wasn't ungrateful; she just wanted to try.

After he dies, Ise Suzuka guarantees that her tears will be the most genuine.

Moreover, she will be grateful and will spend her whole life thanking Tendo Kagura for her help, and will always remember Tendo Kagura's kindness to her.

Her short lifespan was definitely shorter than that of a normal person, so in other words, her life was more precious than others'.

And is her most precious possession really so worthless?

With tears welling up in her eyes, Ise Suzuka suddenly found a handkerchief in front of her. She reached out, took it, wiped her eyes, and quickly wet the handkerchief.

So what if it's embarrassing?

"Concentrate your mind and calm your spirit, do not be saddened by external things." Tiandao Shenle said softly. This girl and Jianzi are two extremes. The latter is not alarmed even if the sky falls, and does not change his expression even if the mountains collapse and the earth cracks. The former gets emotional after saying a few words and has very poor self-control.

Suzuka threw the handkerchief at him again, her little face showing some grievance. She understood the reasoning, but when the time came, she just couldn't control herself.

"Brother, even if you refuse, you're still my brother." She sat on the chair, her thin body and freckled face unremarkable, and said quietly.

Kagura Tendou rubbed his temples.

Even Miko and Yuria hadn't given him this much of a headache. He had a taste of what it was like for certain groups of people to juggle family and work.

Of course, he wouldn't waver; it's not an unsolvable problem.

"I won't leave," Kagura Tendo sighed softly.

"Really?" Suzuka Ise couldn't believe it. When did her jerk brother become so easy to talk to?

There's no doubt that Kagura Tendou is heartless and a complete straight man who will never find a wife, and he doesn't even care about her sister—she usually cares a lot, like if she wants something to eat, she'll make it for her as long as she tells her, but when it comes to certain issues, there's no room for compromise, and no amount of crying will change her mind.

Kagura Tendo nodded slowly and said, "However, Suzuka, many things are not as you think."

"What do you mean?" she asked curiously. All she wanted was a peaceful life, and with her brother around, what was so difficult about that?

"If one day the world is in turmoil, the world is turned upside down, our society falls apart, our home is no longer our home, and you will never see the people you know again, only cries of sorrow. At that time, will you still remember your original intention?"

Tendou Shinraku never makes empty promises.

Suzuka's face turned pale: "Are we going to have World War III? If you're going to kill anyone, kill those high-ranking government officials. Please don't drop nuclear bombs! We're innocent, we're civilians. I can just surrender."

Kagura Tendou opened her mouth slightly, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

He realized that Suzuka was in junior high school and had just learned world history; nothing could be more terrifying than that.

"Go to school first." Kagura Tendo waved her hand, looking like she didn't want to say anything more.

Suzuka wanted to say something more, but she kept quiet for the moment.

For some reason, I remembered seeing Kagura Tendou sitting quietly on the sofa after school a couple of days ago, with a crescent-shaped object in her hand.

Perhaps she vaguely understood, but deep down she was unwilling to admit it.

Suzuka Ise had just left home with her schoolbag on her back.

Suddenly I felt someone was watching me; it was a very strange feeling.

Suzuka looked back and found that there was no one on the other side of the road.

She cleared her mind of all distractions and began to look forward to what kind of bento Yuzuru would bring, and whether it would be as delicious as her brother's.

……

The camera shifts to the Nishimiya family home, and time moves slightly forward.

Yuzuru Nishimiya has already gotten up.

She has a regular lifestyle, a neat short haircut, and is very energetic and easy to clean.

At this time, Nishimiya's mother had already gone to work.

She has no father. The man who abandoned his wife is not qualified to be her father. He despises his daughter for having a congenital hearing impairment and has no sense of responsibility.

Yuzuru went to the bedroom first and saw that his older sister was still fast asleep, gazing at her peaceful sleeping face.

Yuzuru didn't wake her up.

"Let's wait a little longer, and then you won't have to work so hard, sister," Yuzuru murmured, recalling that silent and upright figure.

If there had been someone like that back then, my sister wouldn't have been bullied and injured.

Yuzuru gently closed the door, remembering the gift Suzuka had given her yesterday.

She kept playing with it in her hands last night, and the more she thought about it, the more precious it must be. Then she fell asleep while playing with it, and when she woke up just now, she found that it was gone.

Yuzuru sleeps in a cubicle. The apartment is small and all three bedrooms are occupied. Whether it's her sister, mother-in-law, or mother, they all need a comfortable environment, and she isn't picky.

"Grandma, have you seen my things?" Yuzuru came to the kitchen and saw her mother-in-law making a bento box.

She specifically asked for a double portion yesterday.

"What is it?" Granny Xigong was old and frail, with most of her teeth missing, but she was still in good spirits and had a kind and cheerful demeanor.

"It's nothing, maybe I accidentally dropped it somewhere." Yuzuru scratched his head.

Since my mother-in-law said that, then she definitely hasn't seen it.

Although the thing was very thin, it was also very conspicuous. She had just searched all over the place, turning over the blankets and pillows, and even looking in the seams and under the bed. There was so much space in the room, there was no reason why she couldn't find it.

That stuff isn't ice, it's not going to melt.

Nishimiya Yuzuru was completely baffled.

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter Thirty-Four: Strange Creatures

That was a gift from Suzuka; she should keep it safe.

Yuzuru was a little annoyed and felt guilty. She rested her chin on her hand on the table. There was breakfast in front of her, but she didn't have much of an appetite.

After thinking it over, I decided to explain the situation to Suzuka later and also buy her a nicer hair clip in advance.

Yuzuru pondered how best to start the conversation.

In the distance, the first rays of sunlight fall, the sun rises in the east, and the brilliant sunrise has a sense of vitality that invigorates the spirit.

However, when Yuzuru saw this, he frowned slightly and felt extremely annoyed for no reason.

The sunlight streaming in from the balcony made her feel uncomfortable, and she subconsciously shrank back, hiding in a darker corner to stay as far away from the light as possible.

……

When Yuria opened her eyes again, she awoke from her dream and saw the light. The first thing she saw was Yotsuya Miko's golden eyes, and next to her was Yurikawa Hana, who looked worried.

"Yuri, you're awake."

Yuria felt weak all over. She had a very uncomfortable dream, wet, slippery, and cold, as if she were put back into her mother's womb and reborn.

Yuria struggled to sit up and found herself in a strange bedroom. Looking around, she saw a simple yet elegant style.

Where am I?

Seeing that the awakened Youlia showed no abnormalities, Zi was slightly relieved and said, "My home."

Yulia slept on the bed, while she and Xiaohua slept on the floor.

Why am I at your house?

Yuria was even more confused. Wasn't she supposed to be fighting alongside her son?

Why did the camera suddenly switch to this location?

Her memory was fragmented, and she tried her best to recall. She remembered that Jianzi had broken the skull, and then the barrier disappeared. They returned to the real world and appeared in the deep mountains.

“I remember and then…” Those terrifying and absurd fragments of memory resurfaced.

She remembered; she had seen it, that figure, even if she could only catch a glimpse of part of it, but…

Yuria's eyes widened, her face contorted in pain. She felt as if a thousand needles were piercing her brain, and the stinging pain made it impossible for her to continue recalling the past.

"Alright, Yuria, stop thinking about it." Seeing that Zi interrupted her and pulled Yuria into her arms, she sighed softly, "Forget about those scenes that you shouldn't have seen."

“Seeing you, Ziwo…” Yulia’s voice trembled, and then she inadvertently saw the back of her hand—her originally smooth and fair skin had become slippery, like the skin of some kind of mollusc, with some bumps in the slipperiness.

"what!"

At that moment, she was terrified. She frantically broke free from Jianzi's embrace, kicked her feet against the sheets, wrapped herself in the blanket, and leaned against the headboard, curled up like a hamster, trembling violently.

"Youlia, it's alright." Xiaohua felt a little sorry for her, so she sat down next to her and gently patted the quilt.

She also saw that figure. At that time, she was also in bad condition. She was in great pain, her blood was rushing around, and strange things almost grew on her body.

She should also be susceptible to corruption, but as a warrior, her powerful physique automatically repels the corrupting force, which instead awakens the mad will within her body.

Fortunately, it didn't last long, and both wills eventually subsided.

After waiting for half a minute, the trembling of the blanket gradually stopped, and Yuria's voice came out, though it was somewhat unclear through the blanket.

"See the child and tell me what happened."

Seeing that Zi and Xiao Hua exchanged glances, the former hesitated, but Xiao Hua nodded to her, and she felt it was necessary to tell Youliya.

After a moment of contemplation, Zi selectively explained the cause and effect to Youliya.

Yuria listened silently. When she saw the abnormality in her body, she realized it, but she couldn't accept it.

"So, when I lose control, will Xiaohua kill me?" she asked, sobbing as she buried herself under the covers, filled with uncertainty about the future and unable to accept the truth.

Seeing the child sigh, “This is a last resort, Youlia.”

Yurikawa looked up at the sky. Shouldn't she be the one who felt most helpless? Why make someone who is afraid of spiders and cockroaches kill her classmate?

Let's take a step by step.

Xiao Hua tried to find a bit of humor in his misery.

"Why did it turn out like this?" Yuria said in anguish. What happened to her bright future? Where is her path to stardom? Shouldn't she be honing her magic under the guidance of the Goddess, becoming a true psychic, and then joining the mysterious organization to shine brightly?

Isn't the so-called mountain god just a small trial?