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That mission world was a rare respite for North Che.

The missions became increasingly demanding, and even after returning to the present in his original world, Kita Kirihara never truly rested.

It's not that there's no simple rest like working... Even when sleeping, Kita Kirihara has to construct a dream lock around the character cards to prevent that certain reckless dream weaver from getting into big trouble again.

Even when there's nothing to do, the director's mind is always preoccupied with how to make the next story more interesting. Her obsession with attracting the audience's enthusiasm has consumed her personal time, and she can't even put it down when she should be clearing her mind to cook.

Kita Kirihara, whose physical condition had been restored by Homura Akemi and who now had no trace of blood on her body, blinked and said, "I feel great now, Yuna."

Kita Kirihara is indeed full of energy; she feels she can still salvage the situation and act opposite Koizumi Saki.

However, Homura Akemi, who had been silent since the beginning, suddenly spoke up.

The black-haired demon frowned slightly: "You're too impatient."

Kita Kirihara was taken aback, and the relaxed expression on his face slightly faded.

She looked away from Yuna Yuuki and met Homura Akemi's gaze.

The two are actually completely different; one has short white hair and the other has long black hair, and there is also a significant difference in their heights.

"Haru, your focus has completely shifted," Homura Akemi reminded him, looking into Haru Kitagiri's eyes and realizing something was wrong. "To hurt Saki Koizumi for the sake of 'fun'... is that your true intention? Or has this authority as 'director' changed you?"

Homura Akemi is a special character card, but she isn't entirely a character card.

Her presence here in this manner is not merely as a character, but more like the "rules".

After failing in the beginner world, the second inner demon that Kita Kirihara encountered was Homura Akemi.

However, in a strict sense, there is no distinction between the original body and the inner demon of the Akemi Homura in front of us.

She is a demon, a great being who lent a part of her true form to Kita Kirihara to carry out her activities.

Homura Akemi, who is standing here, is essentially a character card, but for Kita Kirihara, the two are more like collaborators.

She can control Homura Akemi's character card, but mutual respect is also needed, and they need to give each other a sense of real cooperation.

Kita Kirihara's expression was no longer so gentle, and she sighed softly.

She replied, "It wasn't that 'director's authority' that changed me..."

Instead, she saw more.

A sense of urgency from within told her that she had to break free from the cycle of reincarnation before her.

Looking directly into Homura Akemi's eyes, the snow-white wolf said softly, "You're familiar with this too, aren't you? This endless despair."

132. Bring Kita Kirihara back.

Kita Kirihara's condition is not right.

Anyone who has had appropriate contact with her knows that Kita Kirihara's greatest wish is to return to Koizumi Saki's side.

The director, who is as loyal as a dog, returns to Koizumi Saki's side and gains directing authority, but attempts to imprison her in her own script, even choosing her own co-stars... Moreover, judging from the roles assigned to the character cards, this is by no means a lighthearted or fun story.

They may not even have a happy ending.

This is very wrong.

Kita Kirihara had already prioritized his directing career over Koizumi Saki's wishes.

This is nothing like the person who always had only Saki Koizumi on her mind.

Unless, after all this fuss, the ultimate goal is still to "save" her lover, Saki Koizumi.

Kita Kirihara never discussed these matters with the character card team; instead, he quietly arranged and assigned the tasks himself.

Even though the most important person to her is Saki Koizumi, she insists on carrying out a so-called "rescue" by disregarding her feelings, despite having an absolute advantage and seemingly controlling everything...

Homura Akemi was very familiar with this kind of behavior.

After all, she herself made a similar choice and experienced a similar past.

But she wanted to know what the "truth" Kita Kirihara had perceived was.

After voicing her question, Homura Akemi did not receive a direct answer from Kita Kirihara.

The silent and stubborn white-haired girl simply put on her coat.

She walked over, her eyes slightly lowered, revealing a somewhat blank and tired expression.

This is not an act, but a genuine reflection of myself and my family.

"..." She whispered something in Homura Akemi's ear.

The latter stared wide-eyed in slight surprise, then looked at Kita Kirihara. The two communicated through eye contact and a telepathic connection.

Homura Akemi understood and showed an expression of great interest.

Kitakihara smiled bitterly.

Then, the director smiled and said goodbye to the character cards: "Sorry, I really don't have time today... I'll come back next time to chat with everyone in detail."

As she spoke, she walked past Homura Akemi without glancing at her.

Yuki Uesugi quietly opened the door a crack in the room, and before she could look away, her gaze met Kita Kirihara's smiling face.

It has to be said that the other person, smiling and leaning closer, was much taller than him... it was truly terrifying.

"...Hello?" Uesugi Yuki had never seen this face before. She was only surprised by the person's youth, and...

...She looks a bit like Yuko.

Yuki Uesugi, who had almost become an honorary member during this period, was momentarily speechless when facing Kita Kirihara, the true mastermind behind the Silver Garden.

The person in front of me is different from the other members of the Silver Court.

It gives people a feeling of emptiness, both in their eyes and in their hearts, an emptiness that is frightening.

Although those eyes were smiling, when looking down from above, one could sense that the other person didn't actually see them.

There was no one in those eyes.

Yuki Uesugi subconsciously took two steps back, remaining vigilant without showing any emotion, and greeted Kita Kirihara politely.

Seeing Uesugi's wary expression, Kita Kirihara couldn't help but chuckle, softening his tone and saying helplessly, "Are you afraid of me?"

"...?" Yuki Uesugi looked bewildered.

"But weren't you afraid of Beiyuan when you first met her?"

Kita Kirihara couldn't help but be curious.

Even though Kitagawa Yuko is very similar to herself, did Uesugi Yuki really not notice anything unusual about Kitagawa Yuko when the two of them were dating?

The strange look she gave her former partner softened the inhuman feeling considerably, and her expression became much more lively.

This allowed Yuki Uesugi's alarm bells to temporarily subside.

Yuki Uesugi noticed the key point in Kita Kirihara's words: "You know Yuko?"

“We’re practically relatives,” Kita Kirihara said with a smile. “We used to have a good relationship, and we know all about her dark past… so I’m super curious about who will win Kita’s heart.”

"Huh?" Yuki Uesugi's reaction surprised Kita Kirihara. The cat blinked. "But, Yuko did it first."

“…Hmm?” Kita Kirihara really didn’t expect that someone like Kitagawa Yuko would take the initiative.

The surprised expression on her face looked somewhat comical.

She thought it was Yuki Uesugi who melted Yuko Kitagaki's heart, but she never expected...

It was Kitagawa Yuko who met Uesugi Yuki during a mission, and because of love at first sight, she immediately switched sides.

Beiqieyuan: hasty.

But it is indeed Yuko Kitagawa's style.

Unlike her, who is always indecisive, Kitagawa Yuko is too straightforward and impulsive, often giving up many things because of a momentary impulse.

However, when she met Yuki Uesugi, what Yuko Kitagaki chose to abandon was almost her entire past.

Kita Kirihara had always been curious about how these two got together, and now he had finally satisfied his curiosity.

She left the Silver Garden satisfied.

...

"Achoo!" Kitagawa Yuko sneezed.

She felt a chill run down her spine.

News of the underground laboratory reached the tower immediately, and she also learned of the eventual outcome of the laboratory being sealed off by the Silver Court.

The matter has been settled, but she still needs to face questions from the current leaders of the association...

We must find a way to resolve this.

Before leaving the Kitagaki family, Kitagaki Yuko was considered to be on the list of heirs.

The three main families, which originally placed great importance on their own bloodline, would not allow members of the branch families to enter the upper echelons most of the time, and would even deliberately weaken the power of the branch families and mark them with the curse of the Caged Bird Seal.

Kita Kirihara was targeted in this way while he was fleeing, partly because he was an eyesore to the main family.

But after she returned to the association... she found that many things had changed.

The association's organizational structure was not what Kitagawa Yuko had envisioned, with the three family elders of [Kitagawa], [Yomi], and [Manken] checking and balancing each other.

Instead, it is firmly in the hands of a young, unheard-of leader.

This person in power even came from a branch family.

Although she had recklessly abandoned her surname, Kitagawa Yuko could still see a certain person's shadow in the familiar white hair and bloodshot eyes of the person in power.

Back in her safe house, Kitagawa Yuko opened the association's terminal and viewed the information sent by the association.

Unlike usual, this message was marked with the highest level of encryption.

—[Bring Kita-Kirihara back.]

Those in power seem somewhat impatient.

133. That long-cherished wish, which must be fulfilled even a thousand times over.

The association has taken notice of Kita Kirihara's existence and, through Kitagawa Yuko, has issued an order to find a way to approach Kita Kirihara and bring him back.