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“...But now…” Koizumi Saki frowned, realizing the suspicious point, “She has no memory of what happened in the past seven years.”

"After returning to this world, her seven years of memories disappeared, and her physical age regressed to the state when she first arrived in the Silver Garden... This is our way of protecting her," the BOSS explained.

"Why?" Saki Koizumi asked.

Upon hearing this, the BOSS merely showed a slightly troubled expression.

She seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still said, "It's alright to tell you, Miss Kamina."

The next sentence plunged Saki Koizumi's heart into an icy abyss.

"Yuan's lifespan is less than half a month."

"……What did you say?"

All that remained in Koizumi Saki's ears was the monotonous noise. She subconsciously looked at the BOSS's face, her mind blank.

She couldn't understand the meaning of those words.

How could this be...?

"The ritual of 'Life Sharing' divides the sum of the two people's lifespans into two equal parts. After the original lifespan is divided, she only has less than half a month left... This also shows that she was already destined to die soon."

The other person's voice was cold and merciless, shattering the last glimmer of hope in Koizumi Saki's heart.

A familiar face looked over, carrying emotions that the divine name could not fathom, its gaze deep and unfathomable.

"You know this, right? Even if that vampire that used its power is weak, it couldn't possibly weaken a healthy person's body to this extent."

Saki Koizumi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but only felt a chill run down her spine.

She broke out in a cold sweat.

“She was going to die anyway,” the BOSS said in a low voice. “So we brought her back and tried everything we could to find a way to prolong her life in this world she grew up in, so that she could live peacefully by your side…”

"...But you didn't protect her."

The boss repeated it again.

“For you, there are too many things in this world more important than protecting her. She was just a useful dog you picked up, and it’s perfectly normal for her to die of old age, so I won’t blame you. You’re in a very important position and won’t let personal feelings get in your way.”

“But she is a member of the Silver Court, one of our companions, I…”

Her voice trembled, and although she said she wouldn't blame him, each sentence forced Koizumi Saki to confront some sad facts.

...How despicable and vile I am.

Kita Kirihara thought to himself, and the sting of Koizumi Saki's harsh words struck his heart.

But she also had her own private affairs.

What she said was partly true and partly false; it was both something she said to provoke Saki Koizumi out of the script and something she truly thought.

He wanted Saki's gaze to linger on him longer, to receive more love, to tug at her divine nature, and to peek into Saki's human side.

Please look at me more closely.

Give me more, more, and more love and favoritism.

Show me your concern, jealousy, and possessiveness.

Let's set aside enough personal space and dedicate time that belongs only to the two of us.

"During the long journey, Yuan's body was severely depleted, so we had to send her back to you for treatment, but unfortunately..."

An inner voice was clamoring within him. Kita Kirihara lowered his eyes and saw Koizumi Saki's horrified and shaken face.

Manipulating the muscles in her face, she revealed a wicked smile:

"I regret to inform you that you are out of the game, Ms. Kamina."

Show me your anger, Saki.

Then, they took me away.

178. Love rival’s momentum

Using fabricated photos and a half-true, half-false narrative, Kita Kirihara easily stirred up Koizumi Saki's thoughts, making it impossible for her to remain calm.

Those photos are not of actual events; they were simply made up by Kita Kirihara to create a seemingly real past and placed here temporarily.

The beauty within it never existed in the first place.

In the worlds she experienced, Kita Kirihara was merely a mind demon without a physical form, unable to change the fate of the other mind demons, and could only hide these important friends in the Silver Garden in the form of character cards.

Because the second world she experienced was Homura Akemi's world, the establishment of the Silver Garden was very easy after receiving help from the demons.

What followed was countless hours filled with suffering and despair, so long that Kita Kirihara himself could hardly remember them.

The photos on the wall actually look more like a hopeful happy ending.

Unfortunately, it only exists in Kita Kirihara's fantasy.

The statement that "Beiqieyuan's days are numbered" contains both truth and considerable lies.

The truth, of course, is that Kita Kirihara's physical condition was revealed, which made it easier to explain her increasingly weak physical strength going forward.

The fake part... is actually the identity of the BOSS.

It's not because "Kitagirihara is an important member so we have to treat her," but because "Kitagirihara is the Silver Garden itself."

Using a false identity and fabricating fake relationships, yet speaking the truth.

Kita Kirihara was not a good person, and even for a lover, such an excessive joke was a bit harsh.

Especially given how worried Koizumi Saki was about her, such words couldn't be more offensive.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Kita Kirihara tasted the emotions that Koizumi Saki was constantly surging with.

The combination of spiciness and sourness is a taste that evokes anger yet is overwhelmed by sorrow.

As a demon in her heart, [Beiqieyuan] could clearly taste this sensation with her tongue. She pressed her tongue against the roof of her mouth without making a sound, and saliva was automatically secreted. Suddenly, a feeling of hunger arose.

Saki was enraged.

Just as the two were about to clash, the familiar interruption occurred once again.

Homura Akemi pushed open the door, and the sound attracted the two of them to turn their heads at the same time.

The black-clad demon's face remained calm as he looked over at the two who seemed on the verge of another fight: "How much longer are you going to stand here?"

Her gaze lingered on Kita Kirihara, and then she let out a cold laugh.

[Homura, don't do it now...] After being deliberately interrupted, Kita Kirihara felt the atmosphere become even stranger.

[Ha.] Her reply was a cold laugh filled with utter sarcasm.

[Director, this is for your own good. Just take my advice, say less in situations like this.] Nana Ohba, who interrupted the conversation midway, said helplessly, [Sometimes, even though I know it's for the sake of the effect… you'll definitely find yourself in a difficult situation.]

Hibiki Tachibana was also baffled: [You... can't you speak like a human being? How are we going to clean up this mess if we start fighting here?]

[Actually, I also think that Hara-san should tone it down a bit...] Yuuki Yuna voted in favor.

I don't want to attend your breakup party.

"...Take me to see Ahara." Interrupted by Homura Akemi, Saki Koizumi's emotions swirled, but ultimately subsided, and she muttered sullenly.

However, her gaze toward Kita Kirihara was even sharper, revealing the most obvious hostility.

Despite being scolded by her own character, Kita Kirihara accepted Koizumi Saki's dislike without changing her expression, only slightly averting her gaze from Homura Akemi with a hint of guilt: "Please come this way."

When she turned to Saki Koizumi, she once again adopted that bad woman persona, flawlessly so that even the microscopic barrage of comments couldn't detect it.

Seeing one's own body from another person's perspective is a somewhat peculiar feeling, even for Kita Kirihara.

What's even stranger is that, while she was standing right there, Saki stood beside her body, silently and gently taking the body's hand in hers.

【Kitagiri】lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes concealing her slightly uneasy gaze. Beneath her white gloves, her palms, slightly ethereal, emanated a ticklish warmth from a meter away.

She struggled to control herself so that she wouldn't suddenly clench her fists.

Behind her were Nana Oba, Homura Akemi, and the rest of the Silver Garden watching the show, as well as Yuna Yuuki who had come to join in the fun.

Saki Koizumi saw her lover sleeping soundly on a bed covered with flowers she had never seen before.

The other person's face was paler than I had ever seen before, and their lips were so pale they were almost frightening. Their sleeping face was far from peaceful; their brows were furrowed, and they looked somewhat pained.

The lovers, who always brought a sense of security, were now vulnerablely trapped in a sea of ​​flowers, as if lying in a wooden coffin covered with white roses.

It's like... it's like...

He is already dead.

Saki Koizumi initially wanted to get closer, but upon realizing that the flowers were sustaining Ahara's life, she subconsciously softened her movements.

She gently took Kita Kirihara's hand in hers, and felt its coldness; her heart sank.

Gently stroking the scar on A Yuan's left palm, the rough touch made his fingertips and the area below his heart feel numb and itchy.

Kita Kirihara's hands weren't exactly delicate and smooth, but they were certainly...

"Ahem." The Silver Garden BOSS behind him coughed uncomfortably. "Please be mindful, Miss Kamina."

Saki Koizumi knew that the guy didn't like her getting close to Ahara, but that was only natural.

...I never expected that I had a hidden rival in love.

Realizing this, Saki Koizumi became extremely aggressive, and she was quite dissatisfied.

Even though she wasn't in that body, Kita Kirihara, who was being touched by Koizumi Saki in front of everyone, still felt the teasing and awkward gazes on her.

She kept her eyes down, contemplating her own thoughts, and felt she should put on a bit of the aura of a "love rival."

So she quickly stepped forward, smiling as she separated Koizumi Saki from her own body: "Please don't touch her randomly, it will affect the treatment."

Speaking of treatment... Damn it, who came up with the terrible idea of ​​putting their body on a bed covered in flowers?

Although Kita Kirihara knew that those flowers were part of the energy provided to her by the character card, materialized into this form...

But this doesn't look lucky at all.

179. You've finally arrived.