mygo, but Cthulhu

"Until one day, he returned home, incredibly excited, saying he had found a miraculous sect that had cured many people of their illnesses. They could definitely help me regain my sight...all I had to do was go over and participate in a ceremony."

"Although he didn't mention the name of the sect, it was certain that it was definitely not a legitimate sect. My mother concluded that he had been bewitched by a cult and, in extreme anger, declared that he was beyond redemption and that she would take me away from home."

"After I became blind, my father never responded to her accusations, but he was extremely resolute this time. He begged us to trust him just once, and he also promised me that I would not be harmed. My blindness could only be cured in this way."

"But my mother didn't trust him at all, and they had the most violent argument, and I had to do everything I could to stop it from getting out of control."

"After that, my mother no longer allowed my father to return home or see me. I was completely overwhelmed with fear and helplessness, unable to do anything."

Su Shi's face grew paler as she narrated. Her pain continued to surge with her memories, and her body began to sway.

"Soyorin, are you okay? Or maybe we should just stop?"

Aiyin looked at her with some worry, while Sushi took a deep breath and shook her head gently with determination.

"I'm fine. Let me continue. I've been avoiding these memories, but sooner or later I have to face them. And I'm not alone. With you here, I have the courage to continue."

She sighed, then spoke softly,

"During that time, I was constantly adapting to the darkness. Eventually, I was able to regain my ability to take care of myself. My mother couldn't take care of me all the time because of work, so when I was alone at home, I could only listen to music."

"One day when I was home alone, my father came to see me. I could hear him pleading, and even though my mother told me not to open the door for him, I chose to believe him."

When she said this, Aiyin's heart couldn't help but lift up instantly. She glanced at Su Shi worriedly, praying in her heart that her father was not a scumbag.

"When I opened the door, the first thing I smelled was an animal scent. He seemed to have brought a lot of small animals in. I wanted to talk to him so much, but my father just told me to stand in the living room and not to make any big movements."

"I did so with confusion, worry and a hint of fear. In the darkness, I could hear him pick up a knife from the kitchen, and then there was the sound of flesh being cut and the strong smell of blood."

"I was terrified and instinctively wanted to run away, but my father tried his best to comfort me. I listened to him and stood there. After a while, the sound of flesh being torn apart finally stopped, and my father began to recite long passages in Latin that I didn't understand."

"After the sound stopped, I wanted to ask, but my father handed me something sticky and smelled strongly of blood and told me to eat it."

"Eat that kind of stuff?!"

Aiyin felt a little nauseous just by listening to her description. At this moment, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide in confusion, and Su Shi nodded slightly with a complicated expression.

"Honestly, I was so scared I couldn't even stand. I just listened to him and my mind went blank as I forced myself to swallow the thing. As I chewed, I could feel many small balls exploding in my mouth, covering it in blood and disgust... If my father hadn't insisted I absolutely not spit it out, I wouldn't have been able to hold on."

"After finally swallowing the lump, I fell to my knees helplessly, but soon I felt an indescribable stinging sensation in my eyes. When the sensation disappeared, I regained my sight."

"The first thing I saw was a bloody mess. The female rabbits brought in were all pregnant. Their abdomens had been ripped open, and their flesh had been drawn into an inverted pear-shaped magic circle. I stood in the center of the magic circle."

"Not only that, the still-gestating rabbit fetuses were also violently taken out, and their eyes were all bloody holes... At that moment, I realized what I had eaten."

"My father seemed very surprised, but I vomited out of fear and nausea. Strangely, I couldn't vomit anything but acid. It was as if the eyeballs were digested quickly as soon as they landed in my stomach."

Su Shi narrated in a low voice with some numbness, and Aine opened her eyes wide at the shocking news. She really didn't expect that Soyorin would have such a past... No wonder she reacted so strongly before.

"I can't quite remember my reaction at the time... but it was definitely very confusing. My father tried to comfort me, but before I could calm down, my mother came home from get off work and saw what happened."

Su Shi sighed.

"She was so close to attacking my father with a knife that I had to convince her that I wasn't injured. But she still called the police without hesitation. Before the police arrived, she refused to put the knife down and looked at my father with only vigilance and hatred in her eyes."

"...My father didn't run away or resist. He was simply relaxed as the police took him away. My mother quickly moved me to another place. She stayed with me for a while, and after confirming that I didn't have any mental illness, she went back to work, apparently hoping to make money as quickly as possible so that I could live in a safe, upscale community."

"She divorced my father soon after that. At my pleas, she ultimately didn't sue him, but she absolutely forbade me to contact him again. Similarly, she didn't believe my vision recovery had anything to do with him. She thought I was so traumatized that it was a blessing in disguise."

After finishing speaking, Su Shi sighed deeply,

Looking at Aine,

"This is my past. Now you should understand why I strongly oppose us getting involved in that kind of thing."

Chapter 34 Mood Improves

"...I understand, soyorin,"

Aiyin was stunned for a long time before she digested all this information. She nodded silently, her expression becoming somewhat depressed.

She sighed, and squeezed Su Shi's hand apologetically, her voice filled with heavy sadness.

"I'm sorry, Soyorin. You said all this despite the pain in order to make me understand the seriousness of the matter, right? I never knew what you had endured, but you still mentioned that case before."

"I'm so stupid. I'm sorry, Soyorin. I didn't mean to make you sad. If only I had never mentioned those things..."

A rare expression of self-blame and pain appeared on her face. Su Shi knew that she was like this because of him, and also understood that she was truly guilty for her sadness.

...This feeling is hard to describe. It's just like when Aine had chased her home without caring about anything and boasted that he would definitely bring her back to the band. Her heart was touched in the same way as now.

This big pink-haired dog really cares about her.

While thinking this, Su Shi suddenly felt the slight sadness she had felt gradually disappear. She couldn't help but raise her hand and touch Ai Yin's hair, making the latter meet her smiling eyes blankly.

"What are you doing like this? I don't blame you. I know you have your own considerations. Do I look like an unreasonable person?"

"Wow... soyorin, love!"

Aiyin was so moved by her that tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed over and hugged her tightly. Su Shi was so hugged that she was almost out of breath.

"Don't be so forceful. Are you some childish idiot who wants to hug people whenever you're happy?"

"After all, soyorin is so good that it's hard for me to resist."

Aiyin smiled and tried to get closer to nuzzle Sushi's cheek affectionately, but the latter raised his hand to stop her with his heart beating faster.

"Stop, are you harassing me? If you keep this up, I'll have security throw you out."

"It's just a rub, Lenai-chan rubs us all the time."

Aiyin stopped helplessly, while Sushi shook her head slightly.

"Can you be the same as Lenai-chan? She rubs against me just because she's a cat, but you probably have less innocent motives, right?"

"How is that possible? I don't have any bad intentions. I just want to thank Soyorin."

Aiyin reluctantly let go of her hand, and Sushi tidied up her messed-up clothes while thinking softly,

"Well, now you know about me. There is indeed some strange power in this world, and this incident is definitely very dangerous. So, what are you going to do now?"

"Well, let's meet up with Tomorin and the others first, and then discuss this together."

Aine thought for a moment and then responded softly, and Sushi's expression relaxed a little.

"That's fine too. I believe that after Lixi knows my experience, she will definitely not let the lantern be involved in such danger. She will definitely not agree to take such a risk."

"...However, my previous reaction was indeed a bit extreme. I really need to apologize to her and Deng afterwards. I shouldn't have been so excited at the time."

"It's okay, Soyorin, I believe Rikki and the others will understand you after they know what happened."

Aine nodded seriously, then frowned slightly as she thought of something.

"But if you repeat it to Tomorin and the others, I'm afraid it will come back to you. So, how about I explain it to you?"

"That's fine,"

Su Shi nodded gently, and Ain immediately relaxed when she saw that her emotions had stabilized. She took out her phone and sent a message in the group.

"Everyone, soyorin is done, no need to worry anymore!"

After she finished sending the message, Lixi immediately sent the same message:

"So fast?"

"As expected of you, Xiao Ai. It's great that you can improve Su Shi's mood."

Deng spoke sincerely, and Aine couldn't help but curl her lips and typed quickly in the input box.

"It's okay. Soyorin is an easy woman to deal with. I made her surrender easily."

After she finished typing, she sent the message feeling refreshed, but almost the next moment she suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly withdrew the message with a cold sweat. At the same time, she also felt an oppressive gaze cast at her. Su Shi's voice, deliberately suppressed and full of gentle smiles, rang out.

"Is that so? So in Aine's eyes, I'm such an easy woman to deal with. Aine doesn't even care that I'm right next to her. Does she think I can't read? Or does Aine think I can be easily dealt with no matter what?"

"Um, that, Soyorin, let me explain..."

Aine looked at her tremblingly, and what she saw was Su Shi's fake smile.

“Explain? You don’t need that, right? After all, I’m easy to deal with. Aine can easily comfort me, right?”

"No, that's not it. I really forgot because I was so relaxed. Please forgive me, Soyorin."

She had to bear the consequences of her own stupidity. Aine smiled bitterly, clasped her hands together, and bowed her head helplessly.

"Please, as long as Soyorin can forgive me, I am willing to do anything. If there is no Soyorin, Vadasi..."

"Okay, okay, I forgive you,"

The familiar words made Su Shi feel a chill, and she quickly interrupted Aine, fearing that she would be reminded of the night in Asukayama Park.

"Let's hurry up and find Deng and the others. We need to explain everything to them first."

"Okay, soyorin, love!"

"Love says too much,"

Seeing her like this, Aiyin forgave her and smiled happily, but Su Shi couldn't help but complain, then got up and went to prepare things.

After she left the room, Aine's expression gradually became serious. She slowly lowered her head thoughtfully and stared at the ground silently, as if she could still see the book she had found in the university library.

"So... could those things be real?"

Chapter 35

"Drip..."

When Hachiman Hailing finally calmed down, her cell phone suddenly rang. She was startled for a moment and had a premonition. She took it out hesitantly and saw that it was indeed a familiar number.

"..."

She gripped the phone tightly and sighed deeply. After a moment, she managed to suppress the urge to smash the phone. She put it to her ear and answered the call.

"what's up?"

"Hunter Black Wolf, I have the latest cleanup mission assigned to you."

Following the familiar calm female voice in her ears, Hailing couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"I'm not interested right now. Can you give it to another hunter? For example, a scaler."

"Sorry, because the target of this cleanup is the students of Yuqiu, considering that you are the most suitable hunter,

The task cannot be transferred."

The calm explanation from the female voice made Hachiman Kailing even more annoyed.

"They are just students. Even if they knew something, what would happen? Are you all inhumane beasts? You can't even let a few students go?"

"They are not on the whitelist and do not have enough power, so they should be eliminated. That's the rule, Black Wolf."

The woman responded softly,

"I understand you, but being angry with me won't change anything. I'm just a part of the committee's voice. I'm just conveying the committee's mission to you."

"Besides, if you truly didn't want to kill innocent people, you would have already violated the committee's mandate. Why wait until now to explode?"

"..."

Hachiman Kairei was speechless, and the woman took it as a sign of compromise.

"I'm glad you obeyed common sense. The information about the cleanup target has been sent to your phone. Please try not to draw attention to it."

Then she hung up the phone, and Hailing stood there for a long time. In the end, she could only smile bitterly, shook her head slightly, and put the phone back in her pocket.

She turned on the faucet and silently buried her head in the pool, feeling the cold water rushing over her.

After a while, she looked up at her expressionless face. At this moment, water droplets were sliding down her cheeks and dripping on her chin, making her numb eyes more obvious.

She sighed, took out a tissue to wipe the water marks, strode out of the bathroom, and prepared to say goodbye to the old lady.

But after entering the room, she saw an unexpected person.

"Triangle? Why are you here?"

"Hailing?"

Chuhua looked back at her in surprise, while Toyokawa Koji next to her looked like he didn't care at all and continued to stare at the ground in a daze.

"Are you here to...take care of your family?"

Hailing glanced at it and found Toyokawa Koji mentioned in the information, but she still pretended not to know and asked softly,

"Ah, it's like this. He's a distant relative of mine. He accidentally broke his head, and I was asked to come and take care of him."

Chu Hua was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.

In fact, it was because Xiaoxiang had to work and had no time to take care of him, so he asked her to come over and take a look. He didn't expect to meet Hailing here... What was she doing here?