mygo, but Cthulhu

"Sister, this is something I brought specially for you. Remember to take it on time."

Toyama Asuka carefully handed the medicine bottle to Kasumi, and the pale-faced girl was stunned for a moment and quickly shook her head.

"I'm fine, Asuka. Although I'm a little tired recently, I'll recover soon. Don't worry..."

"Sister, I know your mental condition. Duohui has already told me that you have been having nightmares recently. You can only sleep for more than an hour every night, and the rest of the time you stare blankly at the ceiling."

Asuka shook her head vigorously with a serious expression and handed the medicine bottle to her forcefully.

"I know it's normal for you to be like this now that Arisaki and the others are gone... but your body won't be able to handle it. Although it's impossible to find a psychiatrist in Tokyo right now, I still managed to get these antidepressants with the help of the Genmaki Group. You must remember to take them, okay?"

"I...I know."

Toyama Kasumi hesitated for a moment, but after meeting her gaze, she nodded silently. Seeing that she agreed, Asuka couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, sis. I shouldn't have been so tough... But I really don't want anything to happen to you. Arisaki and the others must want you to take care of yourself. If they knew your current situation, they would definitely make you take medicine."

"..."

Toyama Kasumi continued to nod silently. Looking at her tired expression, Asuka could only sigh. She held Kasumi's hand, trying her best to slow down her voice and comfort her, while also paying attention to the changes in Kasumi's expression.

"Sister, Senior Xin gave me a day off after learning about your situation. Is there any place you want to go? I can go with you."

"...I want to watch live,"

After hesitating for a moment, Kasumi slowly uttered the words, and Asuka was stunned by her words. She subconsciously turned her head to look at the dilapidated Tokyo, and knew in her heart that there might not be any band performance at the moment.

"Okay, let's go look for it together."

But even though she realized this, Asuka couldn't bear to say it out loud. She nodded slightly, confirmed that the gun was on her, and walked out of the room taking Kasumi's hand.

There were not many people on the streets. The shops along the way were either closed or still in a state of chaos after being looted. Soldiers affiliated with the Congress patrolled in a domineering manner. Everyone could see that they were former gang members, and their extortion behavior confirmed this.

"Hey, you two, why are you going out?"

After seeing her and Kasumi, one of the patrol captains' eyes lit up. He licked the corner of his mouth, raised his hand and motioned his men to come over quickly, and soon they surrounded them.

"I say, you are spies for the committee, right? Take off your clothes quickly, I want to check you carefully."

"I'm Asuka Toyama, a special consultant for the Genjumaki Group. Here's my ID."

Asuka was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and took out her ID with an expressionless face. The man was stunned when he heard her words. He took the ID and checked it. After confirming that it was authentic, he couldn't help but sighed and returned it to her fearfully.

"I'm sorry, I was so presumptuous just now, Ms. Toyama. I hope you don't mind."

"It doesn't matter, as long as your people can release our classmates."

Asuka raised her hand and pointed at the female student on the other side who had her mouth covered and was about to be dragged into the alley by the soldiers, and the man's expression became ugly.

"Ms. Consultant, I admit I was wrong just now, but there's no need for you to ruin our fun, right? We finally found someone like this to play with..."

"You can refuse me, but I can't guarantee the consequences."

Asuka calmly pulled out her pistol and pointed it at his head, while the other soldiers instinctively raised their guns. The man stared at her with his teeth clenched in annoyance, while her expression remained unwavering as she placed her index finger on the trigger.

"Damn, my luck is so bad today... Let's go."

After a moment, the man sighed in compromise, cursed, and turned to wave at the others. The soldiers let the student go unhappily, glared at Asuka, and followed him out.

"Ahem... Thank you, thank you..."

The girl fell to the ground, nodding desperately at them in shock, and Asuka raised her hand to help her up, patting her shoulder and trying her best to comfort her.

"Don't worry, you're safe now, but why did you go out? You should know that Tokyo is starting to become unsafe, right?"

"Yeah, I understand that...but all the food in my house has been taken away by others, so I have no choice but to come out and take risks to find food."

The girl smiled bitterly, wiped her tears, and tried to suppress her sadness, then gave them a grateful smile.

"Thanks to your help just now, Seniors. In return, would you like to go with me to a place? I finally found out about Guzhi. I heard there is some food there, and there is also a Roselia live show to watch."

"roselia?"

Asuka was stunned by her words, and the girl seemed to have misunderstood something when she saw her reaction, and hurriedly explained.

"Senior, I assure you that they are not what the flyer says. They have nothing to do with any committee and have helped many people. I really didn't lie."

"Don't worry, I believe you... I'm just a little surprised that there's still a live show to watch."

Asuka shook her head and explained softly. She turned to look at the complicated expectations on her sister's face, then spoke seriously to the girl.

"Please take us to that place. In return, I will give you enough food."

City of Despair: Chapter 290

Chapter 292 Kill Chu?

Hiroi Akinari silently gazed at the surroundings of Roselia, his granddaughter's favorite, sitting on the steps of the church. He did not feel the passage of time at this moment, but was immersed in memories.

"Sir, Mr. Hiroi?"

It was not until a voice reached his ears that he suddenly woke up and looked up, and saw a girl handing him a familiar photo.

"Mr. Hiroi... I'm Tamate Chiyu. You should still know my father, right?"

"Jade Hand... I see. You are Jingjiu's daughter, right? I didn't expect his daughter to be this big already."

The priest smiled with some complexity, then noticed that her expression was not very good, and stood up and asked softly,

"What's wrong, kid?"

"Actually, I came here to ask for your help. Could you come with me?"

Zhu Shouzhiyou lowered his head to hide the coldness in his eyes, and the priest nodded gently without hesitation.

"Of course, Jingjiu and I are quite familiar with each other. I'm sorry I couldn't save him before... Please lead the way."

"Uh, okay."

The girl seemed to have not expected that he would agree so directly. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded. She was just about to turn around and lead the way when she saw the Roselia peripherals in his hand and couldn't help but pursed her lips.

"Um, are you a fan of Roselia?"

"No, it's my granddaughter. She loves the band and these things belong to her."

"What about her now?"

"...has left this world."

"Feel sorry."

Zhu Shou Zhiyou sighed. She looked back at the exhausted old man and suddenly realized that even though he had all that power in his body, he was still tormented by the pain of losing his loved ones.

...However, all this has nothing to do with her. She has abandoned the music that she used to value most. She must gain capital and power. She has no other choice.

Zhu Shou Zhiyou clenched her fists and tried hard to suppress the hesitation in her heart. She gritted her teeth, crushed her reluctance, turned around and walked forward.

As she got closer to the trap set in advance, she calmly reached into her pocket and gripped the pistol tightly. When she was about to release the safety, she turned the corner and saw the Toyama sisters and another unfamiliar girl. She was stunned.

"Kasumi, Asuka, what are you doing here?"

"chu??"

They were also a little surprised by this unexpected meeting. Asuka glanced at the priest beside her, thought for a moment, and then explained softly,

"We're going to listen to Roselia's live performance now, Chu? Are you coming too?"

"Roselia's live? At this time?"

Hearing her response, Zhu Shouzhiyu couldn't help but frown. The scene of competing with Roselia in music in the past flashed through her mind. She couldn't help but grit her teeth in annoyance, feeling an indescribable annoyance.

"Are you kidding me? What's become of Tokyo now? You still have the mood to listen to live music? If I were you, I would try to collect food instead of wasting time on this kind of thing."

"Chu?, what's wrong with you? Don't you love music the most? Why are you saying something like that now?"

Asuka frowned in confusion, but suddenly remembered something and asked tentatively,

"Come to think of it, I only saw you from a distance once after the Blood Cross disaster. I didn't see Pareo then, and now you're here alone... She shouldn't leave your side so easily at a time like this. Where did she go?"

"...It's none of your business."

After a moment's silence, Tamade Chiyu answered slowly with a cold expression, and Asuka got the answer from her attitude, pursed her lips and nodded silently.

"Well, it seems I shouldn't have mentioned this... Sorry, we'll leave now."

She held Kasumi's hand and walked past Tamade Chiyu, who also suppressed his anger and slowly let out a sigh. She forced a smile and looked at the priest beside her, but saw that he was looking at Asuka and the others' backs with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a moment, he turned his head to meet her gaze.

"Ms. Tamade, if your business isn't too urgent, could you please give me some time? I also want to see Roselia's live performance."

"You want to know about your granddaughter's interests?"

Zhu Shouzhiyou frowned subconsciously, but after seeing his tired expression, he couldn't help but ask softly, and the old man nodded silently.

"She's always wanted to take me there, but I declined, saying it was something young people would enjoy... If you can agree, I'd like to go see this band she likes."

"...Of course, my business is not urgent."

After a moment of silence, Zhu Shouzhiyou sighed silently and slowly responded, lowering his complicated eyes.

At the moment she spoke, she gave herself many excuses, such as being too eager would arouse suspicion, and wasting a little time was not a big deal... However, she could clearly feel the restlessness in her heart and the pain that she could not deny.

…She had clearly given up on music, and Tokyo had clearly undergone such drastic changes, but Roselia still insisted on holding live performances… She didn’t want to face this, but she also longed to see her former music rivals. She wanted to know why they could still persevere.

With this complicated hesitation, Tamate Chiyu followed Asuka and the others. They walked into a hidden alley and came to an underground space. The person guarding the door wanted to ask something, but when he saw the girl, he couldn't help but look surprised.

"It's you. Looks like you found some food?"

"No, and if it weren't for the help of the two seniors, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back."

The girl shook her head, and the woman patted her shoulder sympathetically before moving out of her way.

"Since they've helped you, there shouldn't be any need for any necessary inspections. Go in."

"Thank you very much. Let's drink together next time."

The girl nodded and led them into the hall. Tamade Chiyuya saw a familiar figure on the stage at first sight. Minato Yukina was turning her head and whispering something to Lisa, and she could also judge her words by her lip shape.

"Lisa, are you feeling okay? Can you play?"

"Don't worry, Yukina, my hands are fine now... But are you sure you want to hold the live now? Ako and Sayo have both been through some misfortunes recently, and I'm afraid they won't be in good condition..."

Lisa shook her head and turned her worried gaze to the two people who were a little absent-minded beside her, and Yukina could only sigh.

"I didn't want to rush into this, but the residual sound keeps urging me on. I can feel it demanding higher music. If I don't find a way to satisfy it, I'm afraid my power will become unstable."

"Also, we've tried every possible way to comfort them, but they still can't cheer up... Now we can only use the music we're most familiar with to fight the pain."

"Well, you're right. I'm afraid this is the only option we have now."

Lisa nodded silently, and at this time, Minato Yukina also turned her eyes to the crowd. She quickly noticed the complicated expression of Tamade Chiyu and was stunned for a moment, but there was no way to talk to her now. She could only nod slightly, then grabbed the microphone and spoke seriously to the audience.

Everyone spoke.

"Everyone, I'm Roselia's lead singer, Yukina Minato. Since you've all chosen to come and see our live performance, I assume you should know a little bit about us... And I need to reiterate once again that we have nothing to do with the committee. We're just an ordinary band."

"In just over a month, so much has happened in Tokyo. The Blood Cross disaster has caused us to lose important people. I feel pained by this, and I sincerely hope that such a tragedy will not happen again."

"However, since we are all still alive, we must keep going. We cannot escape, nor can we be crushed by pain... This is a new song I wrote to mourn the dead and encourage the living. It's called recover. Please enjoy it."

"..."

Zhu Shouzhiyou stared at the girl on the stage, and was confused to find that her face still showed that pure love, the love for music. Although everyone in Roselia was not in a very good mood, when the first note sounded, they all entered the state reflexively, temporarily abandoning the pain and sadness, and putting everything into the music.

This was still the Roselia she once admired, this was still the Roselia she once vowed to defeat... Just look at the audience around her and you will know that even though they were in great pain before, when the music started, they were all attracted to it at the first moment. They temporarily forgot the pain and immersed themselves in this brief safe haven as in the past.

...At this moment, Tamade Chiyu also felt indescribable horrible pain. The more magnificent the familiar music became, the more she could not suppress her tears. She covered her face tightly and sobbed softly with trembling hands. Scenes of pareo flashed through her mind, as if sharp blades were cutting through her flesh and bones, causing her to suffer severe pain.

"Chu?, are you okay?"

The next moment, a tissue was handed to her with a familiar complex voice. Tamade Chiyu subconsciously opened her eyes and saw Sato Masuki standing in front of her with a complicated expression, and beside her were Asahi Rikka and Wasou Mizue, both of whom had expressions full of worry and hesitation.

"Why are you here? Didn't I send a message asking you to be on standby?"

"We were worried about you, and now it seems our worries were right."

Sato Mashiki sighed, and seeing that she had no intention of taking the tissue, he simply walked over and wiped her face clean. At the same time, he glanced at the priest who was immersed in music not far away.

"Chu?, are you really going to kill him? He's helped so many people. If it weren't for him, people would have starved to death in this place a long time ago. Can we..."

"We have no choice. We must do whatever it takes to gain power. What happens to him has nothing to do with us."

Tamade Chiyu interrupted her coldly. Sato Masuki couldn't help but frowned and wanted to say something, but was suppressed by Chiyu's cold voice.

"Yoshiki, don't you want to help me? Everything I do is for us. Strength is indispensable in today's cruel world. You should understand this, right?"

"...chu?, I know Pareo's death makes you very sad, but we are all..."

"I told you to call me Zhiyou. And it's because Pareo died because of my stupidity that I'm trying my best to erase my past self."