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"Ahhh!"

Qiansheng was responded by the screams of Xiaocai beside him. Qiansheng quickly turned around and saw that the dust on her legs slowly merged into her body. After this process was over, Maruyama Cai's expression finally stopped being painful. She almost fell to the ground due to exhaustion, and Bailu Qiansheng also hurriedly supported her, looking at Shangyuan Xiao with anger.

"You bastard... why did you drag her into this?! She has nothing to do with any of this!"

"She's your friend, isn't she? If so, she's certainly not an outsider. And don't worry, I've specially adjusted the dust in her body. It won't affect her health... as long as you don't attack Fei Ma Li."

"you……"

Bai Lu Qiansheng clenched her fists angrily, but looking at Maruyama Aya's confused fear with a hint of fear, she now completely understood that she could no longer take the initiative to be hostile to Uehara Xiao, and could only try her best to suppress her anger.

"Uehara Akatsuki! You damn bastard!"

A moment later, the puppeteer who quickly arrived roared out her inner voice, angrily calling out the silk threads to prepare for the attack, while Uehara Akatsuki still had a calm expression.

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"Do you really want to continue fighting me? The Tsuzuki Poetry Ship is almost here."

"You fucking..."

Hearing his words, the puppeteer couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and cursed, then reluctantly opened the passage quickly to prepare to return to the dreamland, but the next moment the crimson light firmly blocked the entrance and completely bound it at the same time.

"It seems I'm not too late this time,"

Tsuzuki Shifune walked over slowly, glanced at them, and then fixed his serious gaze on Uehara Akatsuki.

"It's been a while, Uehara. You've been quiet for so long, I thought you wouldn't act so rudely anymore."

"You're so weak that you don't even deal with the hidden dangers. Of course I have to be tough."

Uehara Xiao sneered, raised his finger and pointed at Bailu Qiansheng, his voice full of sarcasm.

"Tsuzuki Shifune, I also saw you decades ago. To be honest, back then I thought you were quite cold-blooded... I didn't expect that I was wrong."

"With your terrifying strength, you could have easily destroyed Fengchuan, Mitake, and Shirae if you had wanted to. If you spared no expense, you could have even slaughtered Genjumaki... But after killing most of the criminals, you chose to leave them behind, forming a committee with them, and killing innocent people to keep secrets... Don't you think everything you did is a joke? The recent increase in unusual incidents is not the result of the hidden dangers you left behind."

"Uehara Akatsuki, I thought you understood. I had already killed enough people back then... and those forces all had their own followers. If I attacked them, even if I could win, how much would the impact on ordinary people be?"

"So is this what you're satisfied with now?! The Moon Forest Massacre, the Art Museum Massacre, and the recent Black Sun... Has your committee ever successfully prevented even a single tragedy? Answer me!"

"..."

Tsuzuki Shifune looked at him silently, and after a while he slowly sighed.

"I know you've always resented me for what happened with Yuo, but I didn't want that to happen... I didn't expect her to steal the body in order to revive someone else. To avoid such a tragedy, I've banned any form of resurrection. Isn't that enough to satisfy you?"

"Don't mention her, Tsuzuki Poetry Ship. What happened is over. I understand that... I just don't understand why you continue to indulge these children who are tainted with forbidden knowledge. You should be aware of their hidden dangers, right? You can wipe out so many people, why are you so soft on them? They are not your granddaughter's friends."

Uehara Akatsuki raised his hand expressionlessly and pointed at Shirae Chisei and the others, while Tsuzuki Shifune also turned his head silently and glanced at Chisei, his eyes slightly dazed as he lowered his head.

"...They are all good kids who love music, and I think their lives are precious."

"You're lying. You saw the former miracle crimson in them, right?"

Uehara Xiao stared at her intently, his voice full of gnashing teeth.

"You can clearly use your power to reshape your body, and you possess so many spells to prolong life, yet you allow yourself to age, and then reminisce about the good old days through these ignorant children? Don't you think this is ridiculous, Tsuzuki Poetry Ship?"

"You kept Toyokawa Shoko because of Toyokawa Saori, and you kept Shirasagi Chisei because of Shirasagi Kyomi. Because they are the descendants of your teammates, you just indulge them like that? Where is the responsibility you keep talking about? Tell me!"

"So according to you, I should also destroy the Mitake family? Even if that's all that's left of Yuo in the world?"

Tsuzuki Shifune suddenly spoke softly, and Uehara Akatsuki was stunned for a moment before nodding with gritted teeth.

"Of course! Besides being related to her by blood, does the Meizhu family have any other connection? You're just unwilling to do this out of weakness. Now that you possess such powerful strength, you shouldn't continue to retain the fragility of a mortal. You should always be cold-blooded and murderous. That's the only way to ensure safety here, isn't it?"

"...I can't do it, Uehara Akatsuki."

After a moment of silence, Tsuzuki Shifune answered calmly, and Uehara Akatsuki clenched his fists after a moment of shock.

"What did you say?"

"I'm just a mortal, no different from anyone else. I know full well that my power comes from the terrifying Chaos. I've made a deal with the devil, and the only reason I agreed was for revenge."

"In that case..."

"But I've already accomplished my goal. Besides those forces, I've killed countless people. Their corpses piled up like a mountain, and my rage has long since subsided... After my revenge, I only feel pain. I don't want others to suffer what I went through. I tried my best to build a framework of compromise and protect as many people as possible.

"But even so, all that's left for me is guilt and loneliness. As I watch day after day, the city seems to change with each passing day, but for me, nothing changes. The only thing that makes me feel better is the music in the livehouse and the happy smiles of the young children playing in the band...that's all."

"..."

The silence continued. Uehara Akatsuki stared at her blankly, and after a while, he managed to squeeze out a complicated voice.

"You've changed. The you in my memory wouldn't say such words. You would only remind others over and over again of the violence you possess, tearing apart anyone who dared to cross the line... Where did the Tsuzuki poetry ship of the past go?"

"She's long dead, just as she fulfilled her revenge. Now standing here is only an old mortal, and she is just like any other mortal, selfish and stupid, fragile and ridiculous... that's all."

Chapter 223 Investigation

"Glaci of the Severn Valley doesn't actually possess resurrection spells, they only know how to create zombies. Their other spells also don't have the ability to heal the spirit. Furthermore, I can't even learn any of them..."

Huayuan Duohui frowned and stared at the ancient book in her hand. After thinking for a moment, she sighed helplessly. In disappointment, she rubbed her temples tiredly, her heart full of bitterness.

The ancient book did contain some information, but it was meaningless to her. Not only could she not find a way to cure Sha Ling, she couldn't even master the spells within... So what else could she do? She had deceived her friends, and this was the only result?

Thinking of this, Hua Yuan Duohui couldn't help but sigh again. She pursed her lips and picked up the ancient book again without giving up. While turning another page, she saw a note stuck between the pages. At first glance, she only saw the words "For animals only, reproduce nearby murders". Before she could pick it up, the rabbit beside her suddenly rushed over and swallowed the note into its mouth.

"Xiaobai! Stop right now!"

Huayuan Duohui opened her eyes wide and tried to catch it, but Xiaobai, who had always been extremely docile, quickly turned around and escaped from her hands. It jumped onto the windowsill and rushed out of the house. Huayuan Duohui panicked and hurried to catch up with it, but even if she tried her best, she could only barely catch up.

"Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai!"

Ignoring her calls, the rabbit kept running wildly in the alley. Just when Duohui began to feel dizzy from exhaustion, she saw the rabbit dive into the Moon Forest, which had been closed for classes. She was stunned and stopped.

"Hanazona-senpai?"

Just as Duohui was feeling embarrassed, a surprised voice suddenly sounded behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Chihaya Aine. She pursed her lips and her expression became a little complicated.

"It's you... I remember your friend named Lixi seems to be still in the hospital. Aren't you going to take care of her?"

"I went to see her this morning, but it seems that because there are so many people caring about her, Rikki is a little overwhelmed. She is probably sleeping now, with Tomorin watching over her... I just happened to come out to look for an acquaintance of mine."

Aine shrugged and explained calmly. After glancing at the complex expression on her face, she asked softly,

"I thought you would react more strongly when you saw me...after all, so many things have happened."

"To be honest, I really can't look at you calmly right now. After all, you killed Saaya's sister, and Shiina Riki killed Arisaki... But I also know that you all did it for your friends. I won't forgive you just because of this... But I don't want to seek revenge without any reason anymore. Arisaki... died because of this."

Hanazono Tae stared at her for a moment, then sighed tiredly, and Aine nodded silently, glancing at the gate of Tsuki no Mori, which was already beginning to look dilapidated.

"Your rabbit got in. Coincidentally, my acquaintance also disappeared inexplicably after the massacre. We all need to go in."

"Yeah, but I don't have the key..."

Before Hanazono Tae finished speaking, she saw Chihaya Aine take out the key from her pocket, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"I remember you were a student of Haneigaoka, right? Why do you have the key to the Moon Forest?"

"I went to borrow it from Kurata-senpai. She seemed eager to investigate the disappearance of Chairman Tsukinomori, and I agreed to work with her... Oh, here she is."

Yin explained softly, and turned to look at Kurata Mashiro who was coming from the other side. She was a little surprised to see that Hanazono Tae was also here, and the latter also hurriedly explained,

"I'm sorry, my rabbit ate a piece of paper from an ancient book for some reason and then ran inside. I'll leave as soon as I find it and won't disturb you."

"It's okay, Hanazono-kun. We're going in anyway, so we can help you find the rabbit."

Kurata Mashiro nodded with a smile, and Hanazono Tae also thanked them sincerely. They opened the door and walked into the Moon Forest. There were traces of blood that had not been cleaned up everywhere. The once beautiful environment was now in ruins, which made Mashiro sigh.

"Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai!"

As soon as Hanazono Tae came in, she couldn't help but call out to her rabbit, but there was no response after a while. Chihaya Aine leaned over to observe for a moment, then glanced in another direction thoughtfully.

"Duohui-senpai, I think I found where it leads... It's the direction to the chairman's office. It's strange that it's exactly where we're going."

"Really? That's quite a coincidence."

Kurata Mashiro was stunned for a moment when she heard her words. She seemed to have thought of something, frowned slightly and looked in that direction, her voice becoming a little hurried.

"If that's the case, then it might have found some clues. It would be great if it could find the whereabouts of the chairman. Let's hurry up and catch up."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but walk forward quickly, and Aiyin and Duohui followed subconsciously. They went all the way to the office, and Duohui saw the rabbit lying quietly in the room at first sight. She rushed over worriedly and picked it up.

"Xiaobai, are you okay..."

However, the moment she touched the rabbit, her vision suddenly changed. Her surroundings instantly became dark, and three blurry figures stood around. One of them, who looked like an older woman, lit a candle and nodded slightly.

"The ceremony is ready, we can proceed now."

"Duohui-senpai? Duohui-senpai?"

Then, the illusion in front of Duohui quickly disappeared, and Aine's voice brought her back to reality. She came back to her senses a little dazed, and met Chihaya Aine's questioning eyes.

"Duohui-senpai, what's wrong with you? You just froze after picking up the rabbit. What happened?"

"I... I don't know. I seemed to see a few blurry figures just now, and I also heard a woman's serious voice... Maybe that was the chairman?"

Duohui shook her head uncertainly, and Zhenbai couldn't help but open her eyes wide and asked anxiously,

"Really? You saw the chairman? What's going on with her?! Did she say anything to you?!"

"Um, she didn't speak to me. I only saw her telling two blurry figures that the ceremony was ready... This should have happened before?"

Duohui thought about it and shook her head slightly, while Zhenbai nodded seriously after listening to her words, and slowly loosened his clenched fists.

"Didn't you see clearly? What a shame! If we can find the person who was with the chairman at the time, then perhaps we can determine her whereabouts... I hope she's still safe now."

"Yeah, I hope so."

Duohui nodded slightly, and the next moment her vision began to change again. She saw that after the chairman turned around, a tall figure suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed it directly into her back. The chairman was so shocked that she did not react for a while, and the next moment the dagger stabbed into her heart.

Then the scene suddenly changed. The door of the room was opened. A student seemed to have seen what was happening in the room. After saying something to several people present, she ran away in panic. Another figure that Duohui found inexplicably familiar quickly caught up with her after a moment of daze, pushed her to the ground, and finally strangled her to death.

"Duohui, what did you see?"

This time, the first voice to be heard was Mashiro's. After opening her eyes, Duohui found that her hand was firmly held by Kurata Mashiro. The latter was staring at her seriously, and her body was trembling slightly, which made Duohui admire her concern for the chairman.

"I saw the two people who were with the chairman kill her. A student saw the scene, and another person strangled her to silence her... Unfortunately, I couldn't see their faces clearly. It's all still blurry."

"Is that really the case? I never thought...the chairman was actually murdered."

Kurata Mashiro sighed sadly, and Aine patted her shoulder and tried to comfort her.

"Don't be sad. Since Senior Duohui has seen the clues, we will be able to catch the murderers sooner or later. That student is also my former classmate. I will keep tracking him down."

"Thank you very much,"

Despite the sadness on her face, Mashiro managed a smile and nodded gratefully to Aine, who also began to think.

"But the identity of the murderer seems a bit puzzling. Since they were students who could perform the ritual with the chairman, they must be someone the chairman trusts. So why did they betray the chairman? Was it because of that Kurata Yuuka's bribery? The students of Tsuki Mori can't be short of money, right? Intimidation? They could have asked the chairman for help."

"This is truly incomprehensible... It's possible that my mother planted a spy in Moon Forest, but since she's trusted by the chairman, she shouldn't be easily turned against him."

Kurata Mashiro frowned in confusion, and Aine pondered for a moment before also searching the room. However, it seemed that the murderers had already cleaned up the scene, and even with her keen senses, she could not find any clues.

"No, I can't find any direction to investigate... So I should start with the chairman's interpersonal relationships? Kurata-san, do you know who the chairman trusts most as a student?"

"The person I trust the most... Honestly, I'm not sure. The chairman is always very serious. I've never seen her treat anyone differently."

Zhenbai pondered for a while and shook his head silently, while Duohui thought about it and suddenly thought of something.

"Mashiro-san, who is Tsuki no Mori's student council president? Given the president's personality, the student council president she chooses should be the person she trusts the most."

"Oh, the student council president is my friend Ruwei. She's usually very serious and responsible, and indeed, she's been praised many times by the chairman for this... I'm sorry, I didn't think of that just now. I really shouldn't have done that."

Mashiro paused for a moment after hearing her words, then nodded slightly as if remembering something. Aine also continued the conversation.

"That's easy, Mashiro-kun, just ask her who held the ceremony with the chairman that day. Is she free now? Can you give her a call?"