"Why do you say that?"

"Awoo, you want to leave, right?" Lily looked at Coco and said with some disappointment:

"...After all, the thing that can restrain Awooo is no longer there."

"..." Coco opened her mouth to make some excuses, but suddenly realized that any excuse would be too pale.

The girl in front of me seemed to have already confirmed this conclusion.

"...You know?" Coco asked frankly.

"Because, Awooo doesn't want to be someone else's slave."

So it is impossible for Ben to take the initiative to be anyone's slave.

"Even if we escaped, we would be caught. Hiding in the forest would just be a change of cage. ...That's why we came to Ai'er and me at the last minute."

In Coco's situation, there was no choice but to ask others for help.

Lily said sadly:

"Awoo actually doesn't like me. He doesn't like Ai'er either."

The childish words seemed to peel open the heart layer by layer with a knife. Then there was a long silence.

That seems to be the correct default.

Maybe choosing Ai'er wouldn't solve the problem.

But as long as the bet is right.

The road ahead will be smooth sailing.

He stuck to Ai'er, who seemed to be more capable, in an attempt to bring the two closer.

I am probably hoping to get protection when the time comes.

Elle is safe.

In contrast, Coco cannot trust Lily.

But as long as she has control over Elle, Lily will definitely listen to Elle's orders.

So it doesn’t matter what happens to Lily.

That's why she unscrupulously rejected Lily, who was trying to stop her and Elle from getting closer.

——Coco would never have complete trust in anyone she met for the first time.

Her behavior and the paranoid feelings she displayed.

From the beginning.

It's just a helpless deception.

"…So, you know I want to leave today?"

Coco asked back.

Lily felt a little sad again.

"After all, Awoo has gotten what he wanted."

Lily said to comfort herself:

"I know."

Lily used to be a girl who longed for freedom.

Even paid much more for it than others.

I gave up the hypocritical cage that my sister had been wrapped in with my own hands.

Lily suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Shaking off those memories, Lily shook her head:

"...I understand Aowu. I had a lot of fun playing with Aowu these days. It was Aowu who pulled me away when I was almost hit that day, and it was Aowu who chased that little kid away when her hair was pulled... But I also know that Aowu hates me and must want me to stay away..."

Although Coco looked silent, she was actually very angry.

This is nothing. I sold you out that day, and you still have to help me count the money.

You deserve to be bullied today.

Lily's voice became increasingly quiet.

After the voice stopped, Ke Ke asked:

"So, you were pretending to be asleep, but you were actually waiting for me to leave?"

Lily did not deny it, but whispered:

"Before we parted, I just wanted to hear Aowu say a few words to me. But Aowu never paid any attention to me... I still have something to explain to Aowu..."

"Explain what?"

"That day..." Lily was silent for a moment: "It was the first time we met... I just wanted to make you faint, I didn't plan to do anything to you..."

It is different from the techniques of [Punishing] and [Punishing] that can actually cause harm or even death to people.

[Preliminary Punishment] is only a preparatory technique to deprive one of control over the body for a period of time.

The hesitant Lily just wanted to catch Coco at that time.

"I also know that I should be hated by you..."

Coco was also quite silent, and waited until the voice stopped before asking:

"So, you're so sure I'll leave?"

"I know Awoo has his own decision—"

"You know, you know nothing! It's not up to you to decide what I decide!"

Coco's voice suddenly became louder by one decibel.

Lily shrank back when she was yelled at.

After a long time, Coco said:

"…It's not up to you whether I want to leave or not. It's up to me."

"But Awooo hates me..."

"You really want to get rid of me?!"

Lily stopped talking again.

Coco suppressed her voice and cursed angrily:

"Listen carefully. Whether I leave or not is my business. Whether I like you or not is also my business. You have no right to decide for me on these two matters. I like that elf tribe, but I don't hate you as much as you say..."

Lily replied puzzledly:

"But tonight, Awoo, you must have pretended to be asleep in order to sneak away..."

Lily's mouth was suddenly covered by a small hand from the side.

Before the black-haired girl could react.

Coco climbed onto the bed, pressed Lily under her, and held down one of Lily's arms.

The warm breath hit Lily's face directly.

Lily, who was being straddled, froze in place, her eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

"Now, I regret it and I won't leave!"

Coco stared at Lily's lavender eyes under the night light:

"Are you so irresponsible that you rescued me and left me here to fend for myself? Dream on!"

Lily couldn't make a sound.

"Look at me and listen carefully,"

Coco gritted her teeth and said:

"You named me 'Keke', you named me 'Aowu', and you saved my life. You helped me free myself from my slavery, and you have seen everything inside and outside my body. I haven't even investigated whether you did anything to my stomach."

Coco pointed at herself and glared at Lily, almost word for word:

"You must be responsible for me."

Lily looked at Coco who was staring at her and was speechless for a long time.

46. Memories

Coco's actions were completely beyond Lily's expectations.

Lily didn't know how long she was held down like this.

Until Lily struggled to lift her bare feet with some discomfort.

The chains of the shackles made a tinkling sound.

Coco then raised her body.

But the legs that were sitting astride Lily's body remained motionless.

The inexplicable silence filled the room again.

Coco's expression seemed to have calmed down.

It seems that he is still hesitating about something else.

"Ouch..." Lily tried to call Coco like this, shrinking a little.

Finally, Coco's motionless body seemed to move.

Coco's grey eyes sparkled in the darkness. She stared at Lily and said:

"I want to become stronger."

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