A villainous girl created by paranoia

"I..."

I opened my mouth, wanting to continue with Yoko's question, but I suddenly remembered Tsubaki's dying words, "I don't want to disappear" and "I don't want to die."

Tsubaki wanted to live, Tsubaki didn't want to disappear. I, who took Tsubaki's face and everything from her, should live on for her. So it wasn't Tsubaki who died, but Elena.

"Yoko Honda, what's wrong with you? I'm Inukai, Inukai Tsubaki."

Although the current situation is a bit strange, I still chose to turn defense into offense and took the initiative to question Yoko.

However, it is indeed strange that I, the murderer who killed Yoko's mother, would question Yoko about what was wrong with her, but in order to buy time, I have no choice but to pretend to be crazy.

Normally, I can activate the Killer mode for up to half an hour, but after killing a target, the Killer mode will forcibly stop and then have a five-minute cooldown. In other words, during these five minutes, I need to try to get out of the Killer mode before I can kill Yoko.

After all, I couldn't defeat Yoko, whose superpower is [Super Strength], in a head-on confrontation. Not only that, but Yoko's speed rating is at most one level lower than mine. In addition, Yoko can even call the police and shout for help.

Therefore, I am at a great disadvantage and can only wait for the killer's cooldown to come back, and then kill Yoko in one hit.

Yoko was clearly taken aback by my question, and then she made an unexpected reaction. She tilted her head slightly and gave me a bright smile.

"Liar, you are Elena."

After saying that, Yoko lunged at me again. I tried to dodge, but there was a wall behind me. In my panic, I crashed into the wall, and Yoko took the opportunity to grab me.

Yoko's fair face loomed large in front of me as she forcefully pulled me into her arms. My arms felt like they were being gripped by iron clamps, and my soft breasts were being pressed against each other, but it wasn't a comfortable experience.

Yoko used a lot of force, as if she wanted to stuff me into her body. I tried to break free, but my strength rating was at least two levels lower than Yoko's, so I couldn't compete with her strength at all.

At the same time, Yoko rubbed her face against mine. Yoko's skin was very smooth and soft, and it felt very comfortable to be rubbed against her face. As she rubbed my face, she whispered something.

"Elena, I miss you so much. When you told me you were dead with that dog-like face, I was truly devastated. Oh, right..."

As Ye Zi spoke, she seemed to remember something, and released her arms that were holding me, instead grabbing my shoulders with her hands.

"I'm sorry, Elena. I didn't know it was you at the funeral, so I hit you. I'm sorry... Elena, can you forgive me?"

Looking at Yoko's pitiful appearance, I wanted to say "I forgive you" for a moment, but I held back the words, because I am Tsubaki, Inukai Tsubaki, not the dead Elena. If I acknowledged that I was Elena, then Inukai Tsubaki would disappear.

I looked at her expressionlessly and spoke in the same tone as Tsubaki and Yoko.

"Yoko Honda, have you made enough trouble? If you have, let me go."

Despite my arrogant demeanor, Yoko remained unfazed and continued to speak with a bright smile.

"Elena's acting is really convincing; that's exactly how Dog Tsubaki usually talks to me..."

As she spoke, Yoko glanced at the sofa covered in bits of flesh, then continued in a cheerful tone.

"Was that Mom over there, blown to pieces? So, did Elena come to kill Mom? Or is it..."

As she said this, an unnatural blush appeared on Yoko's face, and she grabbed my right hand with both hands, then held it in front of her.

"Is Elena here to kill me?"

My heart raced again. I wanted to ask her stupid questions like how she knew, but Yoko spoke up before I could even ask.

"Fine, Elena, come and kill me."

Looking at the expectation in Yoko's eyes, I felt somewhat lost and helpless. How similar that look was to the one when Tsubaki asked me to kill her. I had felt this way a long time ago. Tsubaki and Yoko's eyes were lifeless, but now, those dim pupils regained their brilliance, as if they had been re-injected with life.

“I won’t resist. If Elena wants to kill me, then kill me. After you kill me, take my face and become me.”

Similar words...

Tsubaki seems to have said something similar to Yoko, as if she was also asking me to kill her, take her face, and become her.

I instinctively pulled my hand away from Yoko's grasp, looking at her with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

I don't understand. I don't understand why Tsubaki and Yoko are so insistent on me becoming them. I don't understand why Yoko said those kinds of things.

Seeing me pull my hand away, Yoko panicked and tried to grab my hand again, but I slapped her hand away.

Snapped...

The crisp sound of a hand being slapped open sounded a bit like a slap, but it wasn't.

Yoko stared blankly at her hand that had been slapped away, then looked at me.

"Enough is enough! Honda Yoko! I am Inukai Tsubaki! Not Elena! If you want to cry, go cry at Elena's grave! Don't go crazy in front of me!"

Upon hearing my words, Yoko's expression gradually disappeared, turning into a blank look.

"Elena, I'm so curious, what is it about me that I don't compare to Chun? I've become so beautiful for you, I've grown my hair long, I've taken great care of my skin, and I do things every day that I don't want to do, all to give you everything I have. But why did you choose that dog? Am I really not as good as her?!"

The last sentence was shouted out by Yoko; her emotions had become extremely volatile.

But I'm more concerned about what Yoko said. What does it mean to say "for me...for Elena"? Why give everything to Elena?

I don't understand, and I don't intend to understand, so I said with a cold face.

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I..."

"You're still pretending! I can already see the dark lines that appear after you turn into a serial killer!"

I panicked a little, so I quickly began to explain.

"Those black lines aren't from a murderer..."

Before I could finish speaking, Yoko interrupted me with a cold laugh.

"Heh, Elena, stop pretending. I understand the killer's state better than you do, because..."

As I was speaking, I witnessed an unbelievable scene: black lines appeared on Yoko's skin—on her arms, thighs, face, and neck—and those black lines eventually connected to her heart.

It's like... when I unleash my killer instinct.

"My superpower is also that of a serial killer!"

With Yoko's roar, Yoko suddenly charged towards me. I knew I couldn't defeat Yoko in a contest of strength, so I simply sidestepped Yoko's straight punch.

boom!

Yoko's fist slammed into the wall, instantly cracking it. The loud noise, combined with Yoko's reckless roar, clearly woke up some people who were still fast asleep. I could sense that many residents had already started to stir.

This is definitely not a good choice, and with my Killer skill still on cooldown for about two minutes, I decided to escape first.

As if Yoko had read my mind, she charged at me again. I quickly rolled away to dodge her vicious whip kick, and scrambled towards her bedroom. Since Yoko guarded the living room door, it was faster to escape through the window of her bedroom than through the living room door.

Yoko's murderous nature might not be related to speed in her next upgrade. If it were speed, given that Yoko and I are only one level apart in speed, she should be able to catch up with me easily.

Now, there are many things I don't understand. I don't understand why Yoko's superpower, which is clearly superhuman strength, has now turned into a murderer. I don't understand why Yoko, who just seemed to be at my mercy, suddenly wanted to kill me.

But none of that matters. What matters is that I need to escape, to escape to a deserted, empty place, and then kill Yoko...

I subconsciously touched the necklace around my neck; it was a bomb, and also the device that the Flower Palace used to locate me.

Soon Ye Zi also came out of the window with a guillotine. I ran and twisted my way out of the community, and then twisted and turned into a small alley. Ye Zi kept chasing after me and never stopped.

I turned into a small alleyway again, and then I froze. It was an L-shaped intersection. I stood at the intersection of the L, while Yoko was walking towards me, dragging a guillotine. In front of me was a dead end blocked by a wall.

Seemingly noticing my predicament, Yoko gave me a slightly crazed smile. She dragged the guillotine on the ground, scraping sparks all around. She slowly walked towards me and called out that name, word by word.

"Ai, Lian, Na".

I didn't respond to her. Black lines appeared on my skin, and their final point of connection was naturally my heart. After running for so long, the killer's temper had long since cooled down.

Seeing my appearance, Yoko shook her head to herself.

"Yes, you are Elena, the trustworthy Elena, so you would never admit that you are Elena."

The words were a bit convoluted, and I found them somewhat incomprehensible.

"Dog Tsubaki's thoughts are probably the same as mine. Now that you have Dog Tsubaki's face, you will definitely become Dog Tsubaki."

"Kouchun, have you ever read your own diary?"

A diary? What diary? Could it be Chun's diary? My diary?

However, the first page of the diary said not to let me see it, so I never looked at it.

"Judging from your expression, you probably haven't read the diary. Alright, then I'll tell you some secrets you don't know."

Dog Chun, you and I both like Elena, but neither of us likes Gao Gui. The reason we pursue Gao Gui is that if we get him, we can get Elena to kill either of us and then directly get the person Elena likes.

I can see it, and you and I can both see it, Elena likes Gao Gui, but Elena is too insecure. She doesn't dare to confess to Gao Gui because she feels she's not good enough for him. Little does she know that the one who's not good enough for her is Gao Gui.

Elena can steal other people's appearances and become someone else. Ever since your mother died, you have been preparing to dedicate everything to Elena. That's when you started targeting me, speaking ill of me in front of Elena, and telling her to ignore me.

You say you're right, you say I'll corrupt Elena, you say you're the one who'll give everything for Elena, but do you know what? Whether Elena takes your face, mine, or someone else's, it will trigger the killer's passive ability, which requires him to kill someone every seven days.

I did that simply to help Elena adapt to her new environment. No matter whose face Elena takes, she will have to kill, kill, kill countless people—innocent people, the guilty, the self-aware, men, women, the elderly, children—because Elena is a serial killer! She has to adapt! If she can't, she'll be the one to die!

Dog Camellia, do you know? My superpower isn't superhuman strength. My strength rating is already high, and occasional bursts can be disguised as superhuman strength. My real superpower is being a serial killer like Elena.

Dog Chun, do you know? I started killing people when I was in fourth grade. I don't even know how many people I've killed, but I don't care. I feel honored to be able to pave the way for Elena.

Dog Chun, you should know, know what Elena means to us. Elena, she is an angel, a gentle, righteous, and kind angel.

Elena would silently help those in need; she would bravely rush into the middle of a busy road to save a kitten's life; she would give away her hard-earned pocket money to the homeless. She represented kindness and purity; her heart was without a trace of filth.

Elena... she shouldn't have any flaws! But why... why did the gods treat her this way? Because her appearance wasn't ideal, many people wouldn't treat Elena well even if she helped them. Every time that happened, I wanted to kill those people, but I didn't, because they were people Elena had helped.

Later, the closer I got to Elena, the more desperate I felt. Elena was a holy angel, while I was a butcher with blood on my hands. Her holiness scorched my soul and burned my body. My former honor turned into despair.

I increasingly want Elena to kill someone; I want to defile her purity! To stain her hands with blood!

When I saw what you look like now, Tsubaki Inukai, I was overjoyed. The angel's pure white wings had become tainted, and her hands were stained with blood. She was no longer holy. But to my regret, I am not the first person to defile her holiness. The first person was you, Tsubaki Inukai.

Elena was kind, and she kept her promise, so she died.

You know all this, and you should know it all, because you are Inukai Tsubaki, you are Dog Tsubaki, not the dead Elena.

As Yoko finished speaking in one breath, I was still somewhat dazed. I learned a lot of things I didn't know before, I resolved many doubts, and I also understood why there was no light in Tsubaki and Yoko's eyes.

Because they were in despair... Why didn't Elena ever realize it?

Seemingly noticing my dazed state, Yoko pointed the guillotine at me and then continued speaking.

"Dog Chun, do you know? I've wanted to kill you for a long time, but I didn't because I was afraid Elena would be sad. Now that Elena is dead, I have nothing to worry about. Plus, Elena chose you, which makes me want to kill you even more."

"Come on, Inukai Tsubaki! Fight me! Repent before me! Just the two of us!"

--split line--

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Chapter Eleven: Dog-Fish Tsubaki (Part Five)