mygo, but Cthulhu

"This is all true! How long are you going to deny reality?!"

Kasumi trembled and wanted to shake her head, but Arisaki couldn't help but roared. She grabbed Kasumi's shoulders tightly and roared with tears streaming down her face.

"Sirimi is dead! She's gone! She's left us forever! We can never talk to her again, and Popipa will never be reunited again!"

"Why?! Kasumi?! Tell me, why did this happen?! Why did you go there at that time? Why?!"

"me……"

Kasumi was stunned. She stared blankly at Arisaki's painful face. After realizing what she said, those unbearable painful memories suddenly became clear.

Rimi...is dead. It's all because of me. She died and not even a body was left.

...Yeah, it's all my fault, it's all because of me.

Chapter 108 Arisaki's Rage

"lamp!"

Seeing the lamp fall to the ground, Xiangzi rushed over without hesitation. She hurriedly checked the status of the lamp and confirmed that she was still breathing and had temporarily lost consciousness for some reason. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, she's fine, but what's going on here? Why is she... a star-colored lamp? What is a star-colored lamp?"

"A mysterious energy life form. I've seen relevant information in the Necronomicon. The University of Michigan also has records about Star Color."

Aiyin, who had barely gotten up, continued speaking softly. Her injuries had slightly healed by then, and after a light cough, she struggled to support herself and continued explaining.

"It's still in the area near Arkham. In the 80s, a meteorite fell around the farm. Professors from the University of Michigan dug it up, and found many stones that had shrunk over time."

"After the stone completely disappeared, the farm underwent strange mutations. The trees and animals took on strange colors and became increasingly distorted. This was actually the Starlight absorbing the vitality of the area. Its appetite was terrifying, and the area remains desolate to this day."

Aine sighed, and her complex and tired eyes fell on Deng.

"I don't know how Deng did it, but she undoubtedly turned into Starlight just now, and also... devoured Satomi-senpai. Although I believe this was not her intention, it happened."

"So, will the lamp still be a lamp? Will she still retain her consciousness?"

Xiangzi asked anxiously, but Aiyin just shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I don't know. The situation with Deng is obviously very complicated. As Mr. Mitake said, ordinary Starlight cannot possibly possess human consciousness. But we are also certain that the Deng we know is definitely not a disguise... It seems that the only person who knows the inside story is Toyama-senpai."

She turned to look at Toyama Kasumi, but the latter was just staring blankly at the place where Satomi was originally. She reached out her hand blankly to touch her friend, but caught nothing... Her extremely distracted eyes showed that she was not in a clear state of mind at all, and their questions could definitely not be answered immediately.

"You...stay away from us, now!"

But her words brought the dazed Ichigaya Yusaki back to her senses. She opened her eyes wide as she looked at the ashes that Satomi had turned into. After she came to her senses, she gritted her teeth in pain and anger, and suddenly looked up at Aine and roared loudly.

"Senior, calm down. We don't want this to happen, but Deng definitely didn't do this on purpose..."

"But that's what she did! She just ate Satomi, didn't she?!"

Aine subconsciously wanted to comfort her, but her pale and weak words were obviously not acceptable to Arisaki. All her grief was instantly ignited into anger. She grabbed Aine's collar fiercely, her face twisted and she screamed.

"The physical qualities you just displayed are not human at all, right?! You, the Mygo band, didn't even tell us this, how can you make me believe that you don't know that your lead singer is also a monster?! You two are just...

We're in the same band, and you want me to think it's a coincidence?!"

"..."

Aine was speechless and could only lower her head in silence, which made Arisaki even more angry. He punched her hard in the face.

"Speak up! Aren't you going to explain?!"

As she swung her fist, the flesh on Aine's cheek instinctively hardened instantly. It was as if Arisaki's fist had hit a concrete wall hard, and her flesh was cracked and bleeding. However, she didn't care about the pain at all. Instead, she continued to punch desperately while crying and questioning.

"Why are you silent?! What the hell are you?! And what is that monster that ate Satomi?! Why are you pretending to be human?! Satomi didn't do anything wrong, why did she have to be devoured like this? Why?!"

"..."

Aine silently closed her eyes, without resistance or response. She felt nothing from Arisaki’s fragile strength, but the sound of her painful collapse filled Aine with pain as well.

Xing Zhicai's instinct is to absorb life. The lamp just now was obviously trying to devour vitality in order to stabilize. If her injuries could heal faster, she would take the initiative to hug the lamp... but at that time she was completely unable to move.

When Deng wakes up, what should I tell her? She is so delicate and fragile. If she knew that she had devoured another girl, how would she face herself...

Aine couldn't help but feel powerless and scared at this moment. She was afraid that Deng would know about this, but she also knew that it was impossible to hide it, so she could only silently endure Arisaki's anger.

"What are you doing?! Stop it!"

Before anyone else could stop them, an angry roar rang out. Aine was stunned for a moment by the familiar voice, and then she saw Suyo, with a face full of anxiety and anger, rushing up and grabbing Arisaki's hand, blocking Aine.

"What happened? Can't we just talk it out? Do we really have to use violence?"

"...Soyorin, you don't have to stop Arisaki-senpai,"

Realizing that only a few minutes had passed since Dujuan's surprise attack on her, Aine sighed and spoke tiredly, while Sushi glanced back at her in surprise, not understanding what she meant.

"What are you talking about, Aine? She was violent towards you."

"I'm not hurt at all because of her, and this actually makes me feel better."

Aiyin smiled bitterly, and Xiangzi sighed. She leaned close to Sushi's ear and quickly explained, causing the latter to open his eyes in surprise.

"Wait, Shoko, are you serious? Someone attacked Aine? The light is actually Hoshinocai, and Satomi-senpai is..."

"That's enough, you don't have to act so hypocritical,"

Yusaki interrupted her coldly, pulled back his bloody hand, and grasped the hand of Kasumi, who had not yet regained consciousness.

"We are leaving here now. Remember this, we will never forget what happened to Satomi. You will have to pay for this blood debt sooner or later."

"Please wait, Senior, Kasumi seems to know what's going on with Deng. Can we wait until she wakes up first..."

"impossible,"

Arisaki interrupted Xiangzi's words in a decisive manner, and quickly pulled the stumbling Kasumi away. Saaya looked at her father's mutilated body and the broken flesh that originally belonged to her mother, lowered her head with tears in her eyes, and was gently pulled away by Tahui.

The atmosphere was a little depressing for a moment. Toyokawa Shoko looked at their backs filled with sadness and pain and sighed. After thinking for a moment, she turned to look at Meizhuxuan.

"Mr. Meizhu, we have to leave here now. After all, too much has happened today..."

"and many more,"

At this moment, Su Shi suddenly interrupted Xiangzi with a serious expression. The latter looked at her in confusion, and Mu also realized something. He couldn't help but trembled and hurriedly tried to stop her.

"Su Shi, don't..."

"Meizhuxuan, you need to explain to us now why Xiaomu was lying on a dinner plate, being eaten by a group of people? If you can't give us an acceptable reason, we will never let you go."

Chapter 109 Ruo Ye Mu fell into despair

"Su Shi, what did you say?!"

Everyone opened their eyes wide because of Su Shi's words. Xiangzi was the first to react and subconsciously raised his voice, while Su Shi sighed, gritted his teeth and narrated slowly.

"Aine and I just checked out the other side. Mizukage said Xiaomu was undergoing a ritual, but she was actually being tortured. When I saw her, she was disemboweled and being devoured like an animal... Those guys actually acted as if it was all natural!"

"...Mu, is this true?"

Although he knew that Su Shi could not make up such a lie, the shock and disbelief still made Xiangzi subconsciously turn his head to look at Mu, who sighed and lowered his head silently.

No answer is also an answer in itself. After confirming the truth, Xiangzi felt that the whole world became silent for a moment, and then rage completely occupied her mind. She rushed forward and strangled Meizhuxuan's neck tightly, her pale golden eyes filled with crazy murderous intent.

"What have you done to Mu?!"

"Calm down, Toyokawa Shoko,"

However, even though his neck was oppressed and he had difficulty breathing, Meizhuxuan remained calm. He had prepared for this situation beforehand. After shaking his head, he raised his finger and pointed at Ruoye Mu.

"I know this is torture for her, but it's also necessary for the ritual. Ruoye Mu's physique is very special. Under the magic circle provided by the Gluttonous Feast, this scene can maximize the extra magic power. Only then can I heal Yutenji Mitsuru and Yamabuki Chihiro."

"You don't think this is an excuse for not telling the truth, do you?! Even if this is the only solution, it's our decision whether to use it or not! Do you want to die by acting on your own?!"

Toyokawa Shoko continued to roar angrily, she stared into Mitakexuan's eyes, and the latter also felt a terrifying power that was gradually increasing. It was obvious that Shoko had lost control of her emotions because of the tragic experience of half of her body, and the power of Yuge's descendants was gathering bit by bit.

"I never forced her, and the reason I kept it secret was because of her request."

Meizhuxuan hurriedly explained, and Xiangzi was stunned when he heard his words. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Mu, who lowered his head.

"Mu, is what he said true?"

“…It’s true.”

After a moment of silence, Mu nodded gently.

She had indeed asked Mitakeken and Ichinose Mayuhiko to do so, because if Xiangzi and Suze knew about her situation, they would be as sad as they are now... and she didn't want to see this scene. After all, she had long been accustomed to those tortures, and it was no longer painful for her. Xiangzi and the others made her feel uncomfortable because they were suffering.

"Is it true? In other words... Mu, you have been enduring all this, but you are unwilling to tell us?"

But Xiangzi could not understand her thoughts at all. She stared at Ruoye Mu blankly. After confirming that she had not heard wrong, she suddenly felt a heart-wrenching coldness and strangeness about her own lower half.

Mu... never told her? In the past, when I chatted with her, when we formed crychic, every time I communicated with her, she always concealed the horrific torture she had suffered?

The pain made Xiangzi tremble uncontrollably, and then he was suddenly engulfed by a feeling of complete incomprehension.

She didn't understand why Mu had been hiding it, she didn't understand why Mu didn't care about her at all... Soon, this painful misunderstanding turned into anger.

"Mu! Why is this happening?! Why didn't you tell me?! Who arranged for you to endure this?! Who?!"

Xiangzi walked forward quickly and furiously, grabbing Mu's shoulders. The doll-like girl lowered her head, not daring to look at her, and shook her head silently.

"No one arranged it... I just don't care about it."

"Don't...care?"

Xiangzi understood the details of Mu's expression, and she could also tell whether Mu was lying or not... However, at this moment she would rather not have this ability, because she discovered in panic that when Mu said this, there was no sign of lying at all.

How could this be possible? How could someone not care about this? Even if their physique was so special that they wouldn't die, lying on a plate and being eaten, how could they not care...

Xiangzi began to tremble. She felt her vision suddenly become blurred, and the familiar half of her body in front of her was also difficult to see clearly, as if she had never known her before, and the previous familiarity was just an illusion.

"Mu...don't you have the slightest concern for yourself? Don't you have the thought of protecting yourself? Don't you want to resist?"

"not at all,"

Wakaba Mu didn't understand why Xiangzi looked so painful, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to tell the truth.

After all, although she once had the emotions that Xiangzi described, they had long been erased. If she still had such thoughts, she would not have been able to hold on until now.

"..."

Xiangzi was stunned. She stared at Ruoye Mu blankly, as if she was looking at another creature wearing half of her skin.

"Xiang?"

Mu wanted to reach out to her, but as soon as her fingertips touched Xiangzi, the latter subconsciously stepped back quickly, and almost fell to the ground in panic.

"..."

Mu was stunned for a moment, standing there at a loss. She didn't understand what she had done wrong, which even made Xiangzi unwilling to contact her... Should she have lied just now?

"Mu, I really don't understand... who are you? It seems like I've never known you before."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xiangzi forced himself to stop. She gritted her teeth and spoke tiredly, and although Mu didn't understand, he still lowered his head habitually.

"Xiang, I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologize, I just need you to answer a question for me right now, Mu."

Xiangzi took a deep breath to interrupt her, then looked into her eyes seriously, his tone extremely serious.

"We are friends, and we are equals. So, you can definitely tell me all your experiences from childhood to adulthood, right? Tell me, Mu."

"...Xiang, we are friends,"

Mu was silent for a while, then spoke slowly and with difficulty, looking into Xiangzi's expectant eyes.

"But we are not equal, never have been."

Because equality only exists between humans, she is a puppet, and her current owner is her parents. If Xiang gets her in the future, then her owner will become Xiang, and she will be happy about it... But how can a puppet have the right to choose its owner? Therefore, she and Xiang are of course not equal.

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko was stunned. She felt a buzzing and noisy sound in her ears. She had always regarded Mu as her half body since she was a child. However, now Mu told her that there was not even the most basic equal relationship between them.

Toyokawa Shoko wanted to smile bitterly, but she found that she had lost even the strength to do so. At this moment, Su Shi realized that something was wrong and quickly spoke to try to ease the atmosphere.

"Xiangzi, calm down a little. Maybe Xiaomu doesn't mean that..."

"My point is very clear, Xiang and I are not equal,"

Mu spoke softly, then looked at Su Shi, who was covered in blood because of helping her.

"Su Shi, you shouldn't have helped me before."

Look, my blood has stained your clothes. I'm sorry.

"..."