A villainous girl created by paranoia

"Lily, you look really strange."

I rubbed my face vigorously, hoping the strange expression would disappear, but halfway through, I realized that wasn't the important thing. The important thing was...

Why is Sister Hanamiya here?

"Me? I've been following you the whole time."

"Follow me? Why should I follow you? Sister Hanamiya, shouldn't you have more important things to do? Didn't you say you had a way to make both killers and survivors live? No... you don't have such a way at all, because you're just a liar..."

I know this sounds harsh, but... she really is just a liar.

The rules of this game have a huge loophole, and Sister Hanamiya undoubtedly saw through it. Not only did she not tell anyone about the loophole, but she also used it to deceive everyone.

Just then, the system announcement in my mind sounded again.

【2022年10月3日13:33，14号玩家用匕首一刀捅死了7号玩家，现在游戏所剩成员为...18人。】

【2022年10月3日13:34，17号玩家用拳头一拳锤死了14号玩家，现在游戏所剩成员为...17人。】

The two system notifications were not far apart, which means that someone else died while we were away.

I... I know the truth about this game. If I tell them the truth about this game, then everyone will stop killing each other.

But... what about Hanamiya-neechan... what should we do with this liar, Hanamiya-neechan? I'm afraid everyone will vote her out.

The thought of her being killed by zombies makes me...

'Don't mistake me for someone else! Me!'

My inner self reminded me once again that Hanamichi Karen was not my real sister.

"Two more people are dead! Are you satisfied now, you murderer?"

Murderer—that's a terrible word, yet I used it on Sister Hanamiya without any mercy. She must be very upset.

But I hate her, I hate liars, I hate murderers, I hate... people who kill...

Sister Hanamiya once again feigned innocence.

"The deaths of those two people have nothing to do with me."

"If you hadn't lied to everyone, we wouldn't be killing each other like this! You murderer!"

"Hmm... Lily, I'm your savior, after all, is this how you treat me?"

"..."

I was speechless, because what Sister Hanamichi said was true. If it weren't for her, I probably would have been beaten to death by those zombies.

"Thanks..."

It was a bit difficult, but I still thanked them.

My grandfather once told me that I should express my gratitude when I am helped. Although I am reluctant, I still want to say thank you.

Sister Huagong didn't answer, but just looked at me thoughtfully. Her gaze was strange, making me feel a little uneasy.

"Sister Huagong...what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to know, Lily, what do you think is right?"

"Correct? It's very simple. Many things are correct. Not using superpowers is correct, not deceiving others is correct, not harming others is correct, not hating others is correct, not being jealous of others is correct, and helping others is correct."

These things are all correct.

"Is this what you consider right?"

"For me, these things are right."

Sister Hanamiya was still smiling. She walked around me twice, then squatted down in front of me, facing me.

“Lily, look me in the eyes.”

I had nothing to fear, so I just stared into her seemingly magical ice-blue eyes, in which was reflected a little girl with long, milky-white hair and the little girl's somewhat hesitant red eyes.

I...I'm wavering? Why am I wavering? Because of what I just said? What I just said was fine...those were absolutely the right things!

"Bad kid."

When Sister Hanamiya suddenly said something so out of the blue, I don't know why, but my mind suddenly felt a bit confused.

No, no, I'm not a bad kid.

"I'm not a bad kid..."

Lack of confidence? Why do I sound so unsure? I haven't done anything wrong, so why?

"Then... why doesn't Lily tell the others the truth about this game? If she tells them, they won't have to kill each other, right?"

Yes, if we tell them the truth about the game, they won't have to fight each other anymore. But if we tell everyone the truth about the game, then Sister Hanamiya will definitely be voted out.

I know, I know, my apology is for my sister, not for Sister Hanamichi, but I just can't bear to watch her die.

So... I didn't say anything...

So that's how it is. I really am a bad kid.

I could have saved them, but I didn't...

Just because we're separated by a world, I've forgotten what my grandfather taught me...

My legs seemed to have lost all strength, and I collapsed to the ground, unable to recover for a long time.

"Look, Lily, neither of us seems to be good people. I'm a liar, and you're a bad kid. Neither of us are good people. Why can't two bad people like us get along peacefully?"

"To live in harmony...the two of us..."

"That's right, we two bad guys get along well."

"I don't want to get along with you! We're not on the same page!"

She acted like a spoiled child, really disobedient.

"Then, Lily, go to the square and tell everyone the truth about this game."

"No! I'm not going! I don't want to go!"

Hanamiya simply ignored the dust on the ground and sat down directly on it.

“Look, Lily, you don’t want to tell everyone the truth. If you don’t tell everyone the truth, everyone will continue to kill each other, and that’s the result I want to see. In that case, aren’t we still on the same path?”

"No...no..."

For some reason, tears welled up in my eyes...

For no apparent reason, I burst into tears.

"Sigh, I already told you, Hanamichi Karen isn't someone you should apologize to."

I know, of course I know, but I just... don't want her to die.

I don't understand, I don't understand why I like Hanamiya-neechan. I clearly hate her... but why do I still like her so much?

She may have long silver hair like her sister.

"Sister Huagong, you are a bad person... I am a bad person too... but we are not friends, and we cannot walk the same path, because we are enemies."

"Enemies? Do you mean our identities? We're not enemies. Even if we were enemies, we could still be friends."

"Sister Hanamichi... I don't want to play this game anymore..."

This is very stubborn, and it's something I can't do, but I still said it anyway. In any case, even Sister Hanamiya can't make me quit the game.

"Okay, if Lily doesn't want to play, then we won't play."

"Huh?"

"Let me think about it. If Lily doesn't participate in the game, then this game has nothing to do with you, right? That way, Lily won't have to be a bad kid."

As long as she can't see or hear, those people are none of Lily's concern, and Lily hasn't done anything wrong.

"How could I not see that kind of thing? Besides, even if I didn't see it, you would still continue killing, wouldn't you?"

"If Lily doesn't want to, I can quit this game with her and stay away from those players."

Huh? What is this person saying? Shouldn't she have made many plans to win the game? Why can she just give up like that?

"Why..."

"Why? Maybe it's because I don't want to kill anyone."

That statement is undoubtedly a lie, but I don't care about that now. What I care about is...

"No, Sister Hanamiya, what I'm asking is, why are you so good to me?"

Hanamichi scratched her cheek awkwardly before speaking cautiously.

"Lily, don't laugh when I say this."

I put on a serious expression and made a promise.

"I won't laugh."

After receiving my assurance, Sister Hanamiya took a deep breath before speaking seriously.

“I have a younger sister in real life. She looks a lot like you and is about the same age as you, so I wanted to take care of you more.”

I was stunned for a moment, and then...

"puff..."

I couldn't help but laugh, and seeing this, Sister Hanamiya pouted a little angrily.

"Lily, you promised you wouldn't laugh."

I wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes and said apologetically.

"I'm sorry... Sister Hanamiya, it was an accident..."

"Really..."

"Sister Huagong, what's your sister's name? Can we be friends?"

"Probably not."

Sister Hanamiya still had that calm smile, but I could read a bitterness in it.

"She died three years ago, killed by my own hands."