mygo, but Cthulhu

He Fang smiled, then raised her finger and pointed at Yousaki, who was breathing rapidly due to surprise behind the door.

"Besides, this child heard everything. Even if you want to keep her away from all this now, it's unlikely."

"What did you say?"

Ichigaya Manmi quickly turned around, and Arisaki, realizing that she couldn't hide any longer, could only walk out from behind the door, lowering her head apologetically.

"I'm sorry, grandma. I'm just concerned about why you look so serious... I didn't mean it."

"Aisaki..."

Wan Shi, filled with complex emotions, didn't know what to say for a moment, while He Fang smiled and spoke softly,

"Hey, don't blame yourself. It's normal to be curious. Besides, you're going to know this sooner or later, so it's a good thing to know it sooner."

"But tell me first, Arisaki, what's been going on with you lately? You're feeling so depressed, and maybe even feeling like you're still feeling the effects of some ritual?"

"ceremony?"

Ichigaya Manmi quickly looked at Arisaki, who gave a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, grandma. I didn't know you were involved in this, so I didn't tell you... I'll explain it slowly now."

Yousaki closed her eyes, trying to suppress the pain and slowly told everything that had happened recently. He Fang listened thoughtfully and nodded slightly after she finished speaking.

"I see. The Mitake family worships the Mother Goddess. As for that Takamatsu Touma, your description of her seems like a Starlight Color... but I've never seen a Starlight Color in human form. There must be something wrong here."

"But no matter what, since you've been wronged, we can't just let this matter go. What do you think? Yusaki, do you want to learn some skills from me?"

"shut up!"

Before Yousaki could answer, Ichigaya Manshi roared first. She rushed to He Fang quickly, and her eyes, which had always been in Cixian County, were now full of anger.

"He Fang! Isn't it enough that you've killed so many people? Now you want to drag Arisaki into this? Are you even a human being?"

"Xiuyun, you need to calm down. Learning some skills isn't a bad thing. Besides, Arisaki is obviously already in this circle."

He Fang chuckled.

"Didn't you hear just now? One of her friends has been reduced to ashes. If she continues like this, she'll be in great danger. Knowing such strange and supernatural things, even if she tries to hide her ears and steal the bell, it's useless. Only by facing the challenge head-on can she have a chance of survival."

"Besides, you should at least let her decide for herself, right? Otherwise, wouldn't that be too disregarding of her ideas?"

"you you……"

Ichigaya Manmi opened her eyes wide, but felt pain because she could not deny his words. She subconsciously turned her head to look at Arisaki, hoping that she would refuse. The latter met her gaze, but couldn't help feeling deeply hesitant.

She felt that what the uncle said was actually right. If she still didn't know that kind of magic, then Rimi's tragedy would probably be repeated. She no longer wanted to be as powerless as before.

Lose another companion.

Even if it means that her grandmother will worry... she still wants to gain strength and protect her friends around her.

"...Grandma, I'm sorry, I want to learn from Mr. He Fang."

She was silent for a moment and then shook her head slightly. Ichigaya Manshi was also stunned for a moment. She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end no sound came out. Her old face was full of fatigue and weakness.

"...Okay, but if you change your mind, Arisaki, then come back right away, okay? I really don't want anything to happen to you."

"Don't worry, I will protect myself, grandma."

Yousaki nodded, and He Fang smiled with satisfaction, patting Wanshi's shoulder comfortingly.

"Don't worry, Xiuyun, she is my great-granddaughter. How could I possibly harm her? I will take care of her safety. She will be fine."

"That's better, otherwise I'll kill you even if it means risking my life."

Ichigaya Manmi sneered, turned around silently and walked into the house. When she passed by Arisaki, she reluctantly held her granddaughter's hand, and after giving her many worried instructions, she sighed and walked in.

"So, Mr. He Fang, what should we do now?"

Yousaki took a deep breath, trying to suppress her nervousness and looked at He Fang, who smiled and touched her hair, messing up her twin ponytails.

"First of all, call me great-grandfather. Now you have to learn from the He family. Even if we don't rush you to change your name, at least call me more affectionately."

"Okay, Great Grandpa, please stop messing up my hair."

Yousaki sighed helplessly as he looked at the hair that fell in front of his eyes, and He Fang withdrew her hand embarrassedly.

"Sorry, it feels a little too good. It reminds me of Wangcai... Anyway, let's find a secluded place first."

He brought Arisaki to the base that the other women had just found. After the door was closed, his expression became serious. Then he slowly took out a book from his arms. There were Chinese characters on it that Arisaki didn't recognize.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

"You will know it later. Now I will teach you to speak Chinese."

He Fang smiled and patted Yousaki's head gently. The latter suddenly felt dizzy. A large amount of information flooded into her mind in an instant, making her almost lose consciousness.

"Ahem... this is..."

After finally recovering, she found that she had recognized the title of the ancient book and could not help but read it slowly in Chinese with some difficulty.

"The Mysterious Lord's Seven Chapters Secret Scripture?"

Chapter 114 The Despair of the Lamp

Gao Songdeng felt that she was slowly floating in a warm liquid. It was dark all around her, but she felt inexplicably at ease.

But at some point, her body began to change. For some unknown reason, her form became distorted, and when she finally left the darkness, she immediately noticed her strangeness.

Her perceptions were confused, her organs and appearance were ugly and strange. Was she human? Or... was she nothing?

She seemed to be dying right after she was born, but before her life was completely cut off, she seemed to hear the voice of Kasumi-senpai.

"Are you okay? What happened?"

"Is it because of misfortune? I understand... Then let the power of the stars help you. It just flew into my body, but I think you must need it more!"

A flowing color came into view, and Gao Songdeng felt that her consciousness was slowly pulled over by the light, and then all her strangeness was erased, and she inexplicably forgot all these things.

But when she thought of this color again... a feeling of hunger came over her. It seemed that the stars did not need food as she had imagined. Instead, they needed life supplies more.

So she ate something…wait, what did she eat?

Gao Songdeng suddenly opened her eyes. Some kind of fear made her sit up subconsciously. Li Xi, who was sleeping beside the bed, was awakened by her movement. When he saw that she was awake, he opened his eyes wide with surprise.

"Deng! Are you awake? Are you feeling okay? Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

"Lixi...why am I at home?"

She looked around the familiar room, feeling her memory was a little fuzzy. She tried hard to recall the situation before she lost consciousness, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Li Xi worriedly.

"By the way, I remember Xiao Ai was seriously injured! How is she now? Should she be okay?"

"I'm fine, tomorin, my injuries have healed long ago."

At this time, Aine also walked in while answering softly. Deng was relieved to see that she was indeed in good condition, while Aine leaned over and stared at her seriously.

"Deng, do you remember what happened at that time? Can you tell us?"

"At that time? I remember... the enemy wearing a cuckoo mask walked towards Xiao Ai'ai, and I could do nothing at that time. I could only kneel there and cry..."

Deng blinked blankly, tried to recall the past, then shook his head with a gloomy expression.

"I was so useless at that time that I couldn't even stand up and fight that guy. I'm sorry, Xiao Ai, I wish I could be stronger."

"Tomorin, you don't have to blame yourself."

Aine shook her head.

"You were the one who saved me then, otherwise I would be dead now. Don't you remember this?"

"I... saved Xiao Ai?"

Deng didn't understand what she said at all and looked at Aine blankly, while Aine slowed down her voice and began to explain.

"That's right, Deng, although you don't know it, you are actually Xingzhicai. It was you who protected me back then."

"...Starlight?"

Deng repeated it slowly, confused. She subconsciously wanted to ask more, but her eyes suddenly flickered for a moment, and several clips of the battle with Dujuan appeared.

"I seem to remember... I turned into a ball of color, or perhaps light. The feeling is hard to describe, like a new instinct..."

Deng thought seriously, then she suddenly realized something and looked up at Aine.

"Xiao Ai, I remember I suddenly felt very hungry, and I seemed to have eaten something. Do you know what I ate?"

"...Deng, you must be mentally prepared for what I'm going to say next."

Aine was silent for a moment, sighed deeply, and then spoke seriously. The strange words made Deng feel doubtful and uneasy. She subconsciously turned to look at Lixi, but found that Lixi had also lowered his head with a complicated look.

"Xiao Ai...why are you suddenly saying this?"

"Because, because..."

Aiyin pursed her lips. After several attempts, she realized she couldn't hold on any longer. She gritted her teeth and finally mustered up the courage.

"Deng, you are actually the Starlight, which means you have an instinctive desire for vitality. At that time, Kasumi-senpai wanted to awaken your consciousness, but a part of you subconsciously wanted to capture her. Ushigome-senpai pushed her away in time, but she herself was caught..."

Aine couldn't say any more. A heavy bitterness appeared on her face. Deng suddenly understood why she couldn't speak. She felt as if all the blood in her body had turned to ice. Her pupils contracted to the limit, and her voice trembled.

"So, how's Ushigome-senpai?"

"..."

There was silence. Ain and Riki lowered their heads and dared not look at her. Deng realized something from this ominous silence. She suddenly felt dizzy and her body swayed to the side. Ain quickly supported her and prevented her from falling to the ground.

"Deng! What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"...Ai-chan, I ate Ushigome-senpai, didn't I?"

Deng endured the pain that seemed to tear her apart and spoke slowly and tremblingly, while Aine hurriedly shook her head.

"No, Deng, it's not your fault. Xing Zhicai's instinct is like this. It was all Xing Zhicai's doing. You are definitely not the murderer."

"But... am I not the Color of the Star? I am actually a monster, and I don't even know it. I actually thought I could become a human..."

A strong sense of guilt and remorse tore at Deng's heart. After realizing that she had actually devoured a senior, she suddenly felt nauseous, tremblingly broke free from Aine's hands, and fell heavily to the ground.

"lamp!"

"No! Stay away from me! Don't come near me!"

Aine and Riki immediately wanted to help her up, but Deng's desperate roar sounded first, making them afraid to go forward for fear of irritating her.

"I...I don't want to hurt you. I can't hurt you. Don't come over here again. Don't touch me...I beg you."

"lamp……"

Li Xi cried out her name in pain, while Deng just curled up, buried her head in her knees, and let the tears slide down her face.

"Let's leave here and give me some time, Lixi, Xiaoai, my head is really confused... Let me be alone for a while."

"...If you need anything, feel free to call us and we'll be right there."

Aiyin sighed. She knew that staying any longer would only make Deng suffer. After giving her some gentle instructions, she took the hand of the silently crying Riki, left the room with her, and closed the door.

The room fell silent, and the light dimmed even more in the silence. She leaned against the bed tremblingly, trying her best to suppress her sobs, not wanting Aine and the others to hear and upset them even more.

…It turns out that she could never be human from the beginning. She was just a monster. Now she has committed an unforgivable sin. She has taken away the friends of others…

Popipa's seniors must be in great pain. They must be grieving over Ushigome-senpai's death, and this is all their fault...

Deng covered her head with her hands tremblingly. The more she realized what she had done, the more guilt and pain consumed her, dragging her into the bottomless darkness.

"sorry Sorry……"

She sobbed and whispered an apology, but she felt increasingly that her words were so pale and powerless. What was the point of her ridiculous hypocrisy? Could she really bring Ushigome-senpai back?

The lamp fell to the ground completely powerless. Feeling the coldness of the floor, my heart was cut into pieces bit by bit.

…If only all this were just a nightmare.

Chapter 115: Tsuzuki Poetry Ship Feels Guilty

After reading the incident report, Tsuzuki Shifune was silent for a while, then lowered his head and sighed, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

After a while, the call was connected, and Kasumi's tired and low voice came from the other end.

"Mother-in-law, what can you do?"

"Kasumi, I already know what happened yesterday, about that kid Satomi... I'm sorry."

Tsuzuki Shifune spoke slowly and with difficulty, while Kasumi just sighed.

"No, you don't have to apologize. Rather, I should apologize to you. I thought we could overcome this... but I was too naive. I was reckless and stupid. It was my fault that Satomi died."