mygo, but Cthulhu

No, she couldn't do that. It was because of this misunderstanding that Genmaki Shin didn't continue to kill, and it was also because of this that Kurata Mashiro was willing to stop the dispute. If she lost this only hope, the negotiations between the Genmaki Group and the Creation Group might go wrong... She couldn't let more innocent people die because of this.

While Ozawa Misaki was thinking about this with complicated thoughts, Genmaki Shin had already signed an agreement with Tamade Chiyu. This could not guarantee that Tokyo would have peace from now on, but at least, there should be no more terrible wars in the short term.

Ozawa Misaki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Hikawa Sayo and Shirogane Rinko quickly brought over the blood-covered Minato Yukina. Hiromachi Nanami gritted her teeth and stared at her. At this moment, she could hardly suppress her urge to take action.

...But if she really did that, then Mashiro and Ruwei would be in danger again, and then she might lose her friends again, and she no longer wanted to endure this.

After a deep sigh, Qi Shen tiredly raised her hand and cast a spell. If she was not a descendant of the snake people, such an action would definitely kill her directly. Fortunately, she

The blood of the betrayer in her body still belonged to the snake man. In the end, she lifted the curse at the cost of several more wounds on her body.

After confirming that Yukina was fine, Saya and Rinko breathed a sigh of relief. They subconsciously wanted to thank her, but then they remembered that Morfonica was their enemy a few days ago, and their expressions of relief became a little complicated.

They pursed their lips and glanced at Nanashi. Without saying anything, they turned around and left with the unconscious Yukina. As promised, Genmaki Shin handed the USB flash drive to Kurata Mashiro.

"Here, this is all my research on the human brain, including the principles and data of that chip. Of course, it's impossible for you to resurrect your friend, but it's enough to create a fake."

"Thanks for the reminder, but I'm already a fake recognized by my friends. I don't really care whether it's real or not."

Kurata Mashiro replied softly, took the USB drive and turned to leave with Tamate Chiyu. When they were about to leave, Genjumaki Shin suddenly spoke slowly in an inexplicable tone.

"Ms. Tamade, speaking of which, your left eye seems to be particularly different. Is this something your friend left for you?"

"Of course. Otherwise, how could I see so much technological data and seize the initiative through those scenes? This is all the help that Pareo gave me."

Tamade Chiyu turned back with a smile, her voice trembling with joy, and the blonde girl stared at the bright red pupil of her left eye for a moment, then shook her head.

"Really? But you seem to be clearly affected by this eye, Miss Tamade. Have you ever thought about the consequences of continuing like this?"

"Consequences? Don't be ridiculous, Xian Juanxin. Don't think you can be so arrogant just because you luckily won a round. This is help from Pareo, how could there be any consequences?"

Zhu Shou Zhiyou sneered, while Xian Juanxin just shrugged his shoulders with an extremely calm tone.

"If you insist on thinking that, then I can't help you. However, out of my personal sympathy, I still want to remind you: your friend may want to help you out of miraculous kindness, but she is essentially a product of pollution. Her eyes can give you special abilities, but they will definitely come at the cost of your normal emotions and reason."

"Even during the time I was talking to her, I could see the changes that had taken place in you. Your friends must have noticed something unusual about you as well. I'm sure they must be worried about you."

"…What exactly do you want to say?"

"I just don't want to see your friend die in vain because of your fault. I'm used to seeing this kind of thing, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to see it again, especially when it doesn't conflict with my interests."

Xian Juanxin walked forward, patted Zhu Shou Zhiyou's shoulder under her wary gaze, and raised her voice.

"Dwelling on the past will not lead to good results. First, you have to acknowledge the fact that your friend is dead, and then you need to learn lessons from her death. This is the most important thing."

"I don't need your so-called reminder."

After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Shou Zhiyou couldn't help but gritted her teeth. She coldly opened Xian Juanxin's hand, left a word and quickly left, making the blonde girl shake her head.

She soon stopped paying attention to Tamade Chiyu's affairs. When she saw Seta Kaoru not far away, she subconsciously raised her hand to say hello. However, the latter staggered into the room under her unexpected gaze, as if he didn't notice her at all, with a look of despair on his face.

"Hana, what happened to Kaoru?"

Genmaki Shin turned her gaze to Kanon worriedly, and the girl hesitated for a moment and didn't know what to say. She subconsciously looked at Misaki, but soon realized something and quickly turned her head away to avoid being noticed by Genmaki Shin.

However, her actions naturally could not be hidden from the blonde girl. Genmaki Xin realized something and frowned as she looked at Ozawa Misaki who was looking at the door with a complicated expression.

"Misaki, I remember Kaoru came to see you before... What did you say to her?"

"...I told her that she had become strange and cold, and she was not the Seta Kaoru I knew at all."

After a moment's silence, Misaki responded softly, and Genmaki couldn't help but clench her fists. She took a deep breath, and after a while she slowly squeezed out an angry voice.

"Misaki, it's fine if you say that to me, but you even say that to Kaoru? She just wants to persuade you to return to normal, and you're going to hurt her like this?"

"Back to normal? Haha."

Hearing her words, the complex guilt in Ozawa Misaki's heart was instantly ignited by anger. She couldn't help but sneer, then walked up to Genmaki Shin and stared into her eyes.

"When you say return to normal, do you mean I should accept what you did? You are the source of all this. Xun even chose to stand on your side. What's wrong with me saying this?"

"Yes, my crimes are countless, and you can hate me and curse me all you want, but Misaki, Kaoru has done nothing wrong. She just wants you to stop torturing yourself like this. Why did you say that to her?"

Now that Kaoru was involved, Genmaki no longer bowed her head to Misaki. She raised her voice incomprehensibly, and the black-haired girl could no longer suppress her pain, and responded with a distorted face and a roar.

"Am I wrong?! You used whatever means necessary to gain power. You reshaped reality into what you wanted. You twisted right into wrong. You called a reign of terror order... I understand everyone else's submission, because they had neither the ability nor the courage to do so. But I shouldn't have done this, and neither should Kaoru. She's a member of Hello, Happy World, she's our friend, and she used to care the most about the justice of the fantasy world!"

"Ozawa Misaki, after Ikumi's death, can you still say that as if it were natural?! Did our band change at all that day?! Did my naive delusion ever make the world a better place?! Did Kaoru's so-called dreams in the past have the power to save Ikumi?! Answer me now, you self-righteous idiot!"

Genmaki grabbed Misaki's collar tightly and stared into her eyes. At the same time, she couldn't help but start crying because of pain and anger, and her trembling voice was filled with sobs.

"Didn't we all suffer on that nightmarish day? It was because of this that I resolved to abandon my useless kindness. The same thing happened to Kaoru. It was because of Ikumi's death that she chose to give up everything she had and agree with my decision... Are you going to deny her pain, her determination? What gives you the right to do that?"

“…It is precisely because Ikumi died that we cannot destroy everything she believed in until the very end.”

Since that day, it was the first time that Ozawa Misaki saw Genmaki Kokoro's reaction so excited. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but after a moment of silence, she still answered slowly and firmly.

"She left us, so we must protect Hello, Happy World, because this is the band she cared about the most. If we all become strangers and twisted, then the beauty she cared about will be destroyed by our own hands..."

"Ikumi can't see all this anymore. We should be considering the people who are still alive. Ozawa Misaki, don't you even understand such a simple truth?!"

However, Misaki's words completely enraged Xian Juanxin. Her last bit of rationality was burned through by anger. She roared angrily and swung her fist, hitting Misaki hard.

face.

Although her strength was not great for Misaki, she was still knocked off guard. As the pain spread to her mind, Misaki clenched her teeth in anger, controlling her strength and punching Xian Juanxin as well.

"That's no excuse for all the crimes you've committed so far!"

Even though she could knock down Genmaki Shin directly, Ozawa Misaki gave up all her skills and suppressed her physical fitness to wrestle with the blonde girl. They roared angrily at each other, entangled and fell heavily to the ground, hitting each other's bodies again and again.

Misaki smashed Xin's head to the ground, and was immediately hit hard in the abdomen. As her strength weakened, she was hit in the face again. Although her mind was in a mess, she still subconsciously kneed Xin.

Pain spread throughout their bodies, and they could no longer hear Hanane's panicked pleas. When they swung their fists at each other again, another body suddenly stood between them and took their blows.

"That's almost enough, Misaki, Kokoro, stop fighting."

Seta Kaoru tried hard to endure the pain and spoke softly in a tired voice. When they saw her clearly, they were stunned for a moment, and the next moment they quickly got up from the ground, and spoke quickly with worry and guilt, their voices overlapping.

"Xun, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it just now...Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but I hope you won't fight anymore. I really don't want to see you become like this because of me... Please."

Seta Kaoru responded weakly in a low voice, her voice filled with pleading pain, and Genmaki Kokoro and Ozawa Misaki subconsciously glanced at each other. They could see the remaining anger in each other's eyes, but what was more obvious was their shared concern for Kaoru, which made them nod vigorously after a moment of silence.

"I'm sorry, Xun, we really lost our minds this time. We're sorry, we promise it won't happen again..."

"Thank you for saying this... I know there may be serious disagreements between us, but I really don't want to see us resorting to violence against each other because of it... Even if quarrels are unavoidable, please don't do it again."

Seta Kaoru replied with a sigh, then walked back to her room silently. The two subconsciously wanted to follow her, but after Kanon went in, the door was closed directly, making them stop with complicated expressions.

"Kaoru, I'm sorry. If I had stopped Misaki and Kokoro earlier, you wouldn't have been hurt..."

As soon as Kanon entered the door, she couldn't help but apologize guiltily, and Seta Kaoru just shook her head. She took out the medicine box to treat the redness and swelling on her shoulder, and comforted Kanon softly.

"Don't blame yourself, Kanon. I'm just glad that it was me who got hurt instead of you, and Misaki didn't use her full strength, so my injuries aren't serious."

"But……"

"Besides that, I've actually been thinking about what Misaki said to me before... What do you think we should do? Should we listen to Misaki and stick to the past, or should we agree with Kokoro and abandon kindness?"

Seta Kaoru sighed and turned to look at her, and Kanon couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After she reacted, her expression became hesitant and confused.

"I... I don't know. I think what Misaki said makes sense, but what Kokoro said is also right... They both seem to be right, but their thoughts are completely opposite... I don't know what to do anymore."

"Yeah, maybe it was a little ridiculous for me to blame Misaki like that before. After all, I'm just a useless guy. What have I done for you so far? I can't do anything at all."

Seta Kaoru's expression turned bitter. She covered her head and responded softly with great fatigue, her voice filled with only sadness.

"If it weren't for me, Xin wouldn't have insisted on taking the risk, and Yumei wouldn't have died because of it... Because of this pain and guilt, I abandoned the dream I had been holding on to. I felt that even if Yumei didn't blame me, she certainly wouldn't want to see me die for such a meaningless persistence... She would definitely think that my life was more important than this dream."

"However, Misaki also reminded me that what Ikumi cherished most in her heart was still our band, that precious joy... If that's the case, then the dream I left behind must also be part of the beauty she cherished. How could I... how could I betray her expectations?"

"Xun..."

"No, you don't have to worry about me, Kanon. I just...I just figured something out, that's all. I'm fine."

Kanon spoke worriedly, and Seta Kaoru shook her head silently. She forced a smile and tried to comfort Kanon. The girl was surprised to find that she was trying to make her tone sound relaxed, as if she was trying hard to find her past self.

Only after Kanon finally felt relieved and left the room after giving a few words of advice did Seta Kaoru slowly close her eyes. The horrific scene of that day reappeared before her eyes, and she still felt pain and guilt. However, this time she no longer felt the fear of collapse.

Because, Yumei must want to see her be brave, and she also said that she looks very handsome... Then, she shouldn't abandon those things, even if it is not what her heart wants to see.

Amidst a complex mixture of sadness and emotion, Seta Kaoru took a deep breath and made up her mind. She took out her cell phone and dialed the number she hadn't dialed for a long time. She forced herself to smile and greeted her friend in a hoarse and cheerful voice.

"Qiansheng, are you okay? I'm sorry I haven't contacted you for so long... Although it may be a little late, can you tell me about your recent situation?"

"No, it wasn't Xian Juanxin who asked me to call you, Qiansheng. I just suddenly realized something. I didn't want to contact you before, not because I hated you... I just didn't know how to face you, and I didn't know how to face myself."

"Okay, let's find a place to meet. Well, I'm glad you don't hold a grudge against me... Thank you, Qiansheng."

Chapter 392 Xun's Plea

After seeing the familiar figure again, Seta Kaoru couldn't help feeling a little dazed. She pursed her lips in a complicated manner, hesitated for a while, and then forced a smile, raised her hand and greeted Qiansheng.

"Long time no see, Qiansheng."

"It's been a while since we last met, Xun. Do you need any help?"

Shirae Chisei asked seriously in a low voice, and Seta Kaoru just shook his head silently and pointed at the dilapidated Yuze Cafe.

"Let's go inside and talk first... I know that Tugumi and her parents are dead, but we've long been accustomed to talking in this place, right?"

"Yeah...it's a pity everything happened so fast."

Bailu Qiansheng sighed lightly, raised his hand and cast a spell as he walked into the store. The mess and traces of blood quickly disappeared, and the tables and chairs returned to their respective positions. After sitting down, Seta Xun couldn't help feeling a little dazed again. She almost thought that she and Qiansheng had returned to the past, but the broken window reminded her that it was just her delusion.

She tiredly placed the drinks she had prepared in front of herself and Qiansheng, and then they fell into silence. In the past, they could always talk easily, but at this time, Seta Kaoru didn't know how to start.

"You've changed a lot, Xun."

After a moment, Qiansheng finally spoke slowly, and Seta Xun couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard her words.

"Yeah, ever since Ikumi died, I felt like my whole world was shattered... For a long time, I couldn't hold on to my so-called dream... because I thought it was so stupid that it was laughable."

"Don't say that, Kaoru. Ikumi's death was definitely not your fault, and I don't want you to blame yourself for it... This is all my fault."

Bai Lu Qiansheng interrupted her anxiously, and at the same time she remembered something, her expression became painful and guilty.

"If it weren't for me, the Blood Cross disaster wouldn't have happened, and Yumei wouldn't have gotten into trouble... I'm sorry, I know this is why you're unwilling to contact me anymore... I'm sorry."

"...Qiansheng, you misunderstood. I don't hate you. I know this isn't your fault. You did it to save me, Hanane, and Miss Maruyama."

After a moment's silence, Seta Kaoru responded calmly and frankly. Although her voice was still tired, as she said, there was no hatred or resentment in it, only the sincerity of her determination.

"I now understand that the world has become what it is now, and it is definitely not the fault of a single person. I hated myself before, but even if I thought so, it was meaningless... I can't come back anymore, I know this very well."

"Xun..."

"Don't worry about me, Qiansheng. I contacted you because I figured something out... I want to know how you've been doing lately. What happened after your plan failed? Can you tell me?"

Seta Kaoru shook her head slightly to signal her not to worry, and continued to ask questions seriously. Qiansheng hesitated for a moment, sighed, and silently told her everything that had happened during this period.

"...So, that Miyashiro Orie has set her sights on you, and she's forcing you to play this game with her?"

After hearing this, Seta Kaoru couldn't help but clench the drink in her hand. She took a deep breath and asked softly, while Shiraishi Chisei nodded silently and tiredly.

"Yeah, it's also my fault for being so foolish back then that I allowed those uncontrollable thoughts to run wild in my head... But now I've probably found a solution that should be able to resolve this crisis."

"Is this the plan you mentioned about collaborating with Toyokawa Shoko to temporarily restore the memories of you and Aftergrow's band, so that you can defeat Miyashiro Orie?"

"Although the risk is huge, this is the only solution we have at the moment..."

"Qiansheng, let me help you."

Seta Kaoru spoke seriously, and Shiraishi Chisei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After she realized what was happening, she couldn't help but frowned and shook her head without hesitation.

"No, I can't let you get involved in this kind of thing. I can't let you take risks for me again. If anything happens to you, I will never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life."

"But I am your friend. I understand you. Even if your experience is more complicated than I imagined, I believe that the you I know is not fake."

Seta Kaoru held her hand and looked at her with a firm expression, which made Qiansheng stunned for a moment.

"Xun..."

"I don't know any magic, and my prosthetics aren't adaptable enough. I don't have much combat power... But I know what kind of person you are. You can use magic to lock my memories so you don't get lost in the chaos... Even though I'm so useless, I can definitely help you."

"But, Xun, I really don't want to involve you in this kind of danger..."

"Please, Qiansheng, ever since Ikumi passed away, I haven't been able to feel the reality of being alive. I gave up my dreams, I gave up everything in the past... However, Misaki made me understand that the way to mourn Ikumi shouldn't be to accept reality, because Ikumi still cared about our band until the end."

Seta Kaoru gave Shiraishi Chisei a weak and pleading smile, tears also streaming down her face. Under her pleading gaze, Shiraishi Chisei could not say no at all, and could only sigh heavily in the end.

"Even if I agree to it, Xian Juanxin will not agree. She will never put her friends in danger again."

"I know, but she's been busy lately, and most of the others are keeping an eye on Misaki. As long as you can trick my guards with your mind spells, no one will notice."

Seta Kaoru responded softly, and when Qiansheng frowned and wanted to persuade her, she saw the despair in her friend's eyes, and suddenly she couldn't make a sound.