mygo, but Cthulhu

"The law is meaningless. After what you just saw, you should know this."

Ruwei sighed softly.

"Besides, there's no point in talking about this now... We have to find a way to deal with this trouble without Ms. Tsuzuki discovering the truth."

"Yes, we are now dirty criminals. Even if the law is meaningless, this much is clear."

Mashiro smiled bitterly, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Tsukushi and the others.

"Tsukushi...you are not involved in this matter, and you should not be implicated by me. If you go to Ms. Tsuzuki and report me now, then you should be able to escape punishment..."

“…I won’t do that.”

Tsukushi was stunned for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and spoke slowly. Mashiro wanted to persuade her, but she shook her head vigorously and resolutely.

"We can't abandon our companions... This is what you said, Mashiro, and you killed that classmate for Ruwei and Nanami... It's a sin, but at least we are still together, and that's enough for me."

"Tsukushi..."

Mashiro pursed her lips in a complicated manner, hesitating about what to say, while Touko sighed heavily with fatigue, her tone full of self-abandonment.

"Ah, whatever! Even though my body is still shaking... I can't abandon Xiaobai. Let's just face it together. Anyway, if the committee finds out the truth, they'll just kill us and call it an accident. I won't have to see my parents in prison clothes... For me, that's enough."

"Alas, it seems this is the only way right now... Besides, it's because of us that Ms. Tsuzuki is late. Technically, we are the murderers of Yamabuki Sana. We can't let Popipa know this. Ichigaya Yusaki is close to going crazy now. If she knew the truth, she would definitely attack us."

Ruwei sighed, and her words made the expressions of others even more serious. Mashiro pursed his lips and nodded silently.

"Yeah... We need to deal with the bodies first. I don't know how to do it, but let's go over and check on their condition."

Mashiro followed them into the campus, but saw two students and An Bao standing at the door. They looked worried. When they saw Mashiro and the others, their expressions became a little surprised. They quickly came forward to ask,

"Hello, morfonica seniors... Do you still want to enter the school? Is there something missing in there?"

"That's about right... What are you still doing here? Aren't your parents worried?"

"They are indeed worried, otherwise they wouldn't have assigned so many security guards to us... But our friend is missing. She wasn't injured in the previous attack, but after going to the chairman, she suddenly disappeared. We can't find her anywhere."

The two girls shook their heads in frustration, and Mashiro realized something. Her body stiffened at the thought that had come to her mind, and she managed to squeeze out a sound.

"Um... does your friend have any characteristics? We might be able to provide some clues."

The two girls gave a brief description, and Mashiro soon realized that the girl she had strangled was probably their friend... Guilt made it difficult for her to look them in the eye, and after a moment of silence, she spoke softly,

"I see... We'll do our best to find her, but if you've been searching for so long and haven't found her, I'm afraid it's unlikely we'll find her directly. Sorry."

"No, seniors, you don't need to apologize. We were just too worried about her so we took the liberty to ask you for help."

The two girls forced a smile and bowed sincerely to express their gratitude, but as it was getting late, the security guards around them began to urge them to go home, so they could only tiredly hand the contact information to Mashiro.

"Senior, if we don't go back soon, I'm afraid our parents will be very worried... Here's our phone number. If you find her again, please let us know. Please."

"It's okay, we'll try our best to find her."

Mashiro watched them go away, but in her heart she couldn't help but feel a deep sense of irony and self-mockery for her own promise. She shook her head slightly, sighed with some complexity, and murmured to herself,

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it..."

On the way home, the two girls could only feel the atmosphere between them being oppressive. Their important friend had suddenly disappeared. They had actually guessed the outcome, but fear made them unwilling to face it.

"We...seem to be unable to do anything."

After a deep sigh, one of them suddenly spoke softly,

“Unlike President Aine… We’ve never had any opinions of our own, and this time we can’t even do anything about our friends disappearing… We’re so useless.”

"Yes... but according to the confidentiality agreement the committee gave us, this attack will be publicized as a terrorist attack... We can't tell the truth. My parents have already warned us."

“…I heard that President Aine had investigated the accidental deaths of her classmates before. I wonder if she knows anything about this kind of thing…Should we ask her?”

"At this point, are we still relying solely on the president?... Let's test it a bit, but if she doesn't know anything, then let's not involve the president. This is ultimately our business."

Chapter 186 Relaxing Conversation

On the rooftop of the base, Chihaya Aine silently watched the bright lights of Tokyo. She was very tired now, but she still had no mood to sleep.

At that time, she strangled the girl's neck without hesitation. She looked so young and was the younger sister that Senior Sha Ling cared about so much, but she still didn't hesitate at all.

...Huh, it's only been a dozen days since Eri and the others died? If I told myself back then that she would soon become so cold-blooded, I'm afraid she wouldn't believe it.

Was it the emotions absorbed by Tomorin? Or had I always been like this? Never mind. Guilt and guilt were irrelevant. Life was such a fragile thing.

Aiyin laughed at herself, picked up the beer can and poured the bitter liquid down her throat. The spicy taste she had never experienced before should have made her choke, but her increasingly inhuman body was completely incapable of feeling the discomfort. Beer was just an unpalatable drink to her...it couldn't even numb her senses.

"What? Is this some low-quality alcohol? It's obviously my first time drinking, and you can't even make people drunk?"

Aine couldn’t help but smile bitterly when she noticed this. She threw the half-finished beer can to the ground in a slightly annoyed manner, not caring that the clothes she had just changed into were stained by the splashing beer.

The neon lights of Tokyo were still so cold in Aine's eyes. She couldn't help but close her eyes, feeling the exhaustion and powerlessness spreading in her heart.

“Aine, what’s wrong?”

The next moment, Su Shi's voice suddenly rang out beside her. Ai Yin opened her eyes in surprise, but when she saw the white cloth covering her eyes, her heart ached again. She looked away silently.

"I'm fine, Soyorin. I'm just curious about what beer tastes like... I know I'm not an adult yet, but I'm not really human anymore. It's okay to try a little now and then, right?"

She tried to hide her sadness with a casual smile, and Su Shi just looked at her quietly. Although her eyes had disappeared, Ai Yin still saw that she pursed her lips, as if she was sad about something.

"soyorin?"

Aiyin asked in confusion, and the next moment, her body was hugged tightly by Su Shi. She was stunned for a moment, and when she reacted, her expression became complicated, but she still tried to pretend to be at a loss and panic.

"What's wrong? I'd be shy if you hugged me suddenly..."

“I’m sorry, because I was injured, you blame yourself for not doing better then, Aine… But you don’t have to think that way, Aine, because you fought hard to stop those enemies for me. How could I just watch you get hurt?”

Su Shi whispered in her ear, the softness and apology in her voice made Ai Yin unable to pretend anymore. She sighed tiredly and responded in a low voice after a silence.

"...But I still blame myself, Soyorin...If I were stronger, you wouldn't have to endure this. If I could protect you, you wouldn't have to fall into this danger."

"I'm becoming more and more distorted every day, further and further away from the Chihaya Aine of the past. However, even with this, I still can't protect you... I'm really ridiculous."

“Don’t say that, Aine…”

"Besides, I have become increasingly cold-blooded. When I strangled that girl's neck, I didn't hesitate at all."

Aine gave a wry smile.

"Of course, for you, I shouldn't have hesitated... But after that, seeing Saaya-senpai's expression, I still felt very cold... I've gradually become a monster, Soyorin."

Yes, this is all Chihaya Aine's fault. Even if Tomorin hadn't absorbed her emotions, she would have slowly transformed into a Deep Diver... Her nature is so cold.

"So, Soyorin, you don't have to worry about me so much, because I'm afraid I won't be able to feel normal emotions in the future. I shouldn't..."

"Stop talking."

Su Shi raised her hand to cover her mouth, and Aine was stunned for a moment and looked at her silently. There was helplessness and fatigue in her eyes, which made Su Shi even more painful.

"Aine, you are definitely not what you say you are... You did it to protect me. Your sins should be counted on me. No matter what you become, as long as you still remember us and consider yourself a member of mygo, then you are still my Aine."

"You were the one who chose this tasteless name. I won't allow you to belittle yourself now. Do you understand? I may not understand your pain, but I and everyone else will be with you. You are definitely not alone."

"……Thanks,"

Aine held her hand, feeling the soft warmth, and after a moment, she spoke softly and complicatedly. The sadness made her want to cry, but she found that her vision was still clear. It seemed that her tear glands had been removed from her inhuman body and there was no way to restore them.

But even without tears, she could still remember the warmth of the moment. At least now she had not completely turned into a monster. At least she could still feel it all.

"Aine, are you okay... am I disturbing you?"

Li Xi also opened the door at this time and wanted to ask about her situation, but after seeing the two of them, he couldn't help but blinked, and Su Shi also coughed shyly and quickly let go of her hand.

"No, that's not the case... Riki, you're trying to check on Aine's condition, right? She's a little tired, but she should have recovered a bit by now."

"That's good... Aine, even though you're very strong now, I think beer is still bad for your health."

Li Xi nodded, and after seeing the beer can at Aine's feet, he sighed, picked it up and threw it into the trash can.

"And Deng will be worried if he sees you drinking. If you want to vent your emotions, I can help you find other ways."

"In other ways, can Rikki give me some compliments?"

Aiyin smiled and spoke casually, and Li Xi was stunned for a moment and nodded slightly.

"sure,"

"Hey, Rikki, you're really going too far. I clearly...wait, what did you just say?"

Aiyin subconsciously wanted to complain, but after she realized it, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide. Although Li Xi was a little uncomfortable, he still coughed lightly to confirm again and thanked her sincerely.

"I said yes. If it weren't for you this time, Su Shi would have been in trouble. And you have to bear all the vitality needs of Deng... Aiyin, you have been working hard all the time. Thank you for doing so much for us."

"..."

Aiyin stared at her in a daze. For a moment, she felt that her own emotional indifference was overwhelmed by the extreme surprise. She blinked blankly, then turned to look at Su Shi.

"Soyorin, did Rikki just praise me?"

"Yeah, that's a compliment. I heard it very clearly."

"Since even Soyorin said so, it must not be my hallucination... Damn it, Rikki actually praised me for such a long time, will the world end tomorrow?"

"Hey, can't I praise you? You really did a great job this time. Do you think I'm just putting pressure on others and indulging Deng without limits?"

Seeing her incredulous look, Li Xi complained somewhat dissatisfiedly, and Aiyin couldn't help but smile at her.

"Ah, I don't think so. I know you're just tough on the outside but soft on the inside, Rikki... But to be honest, you praised me so bluntly. Why did you suddenly become like this, Rikki?"

"Because... I haven't played any role in this incident."

Lixi hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and responded softly. She was no longer overwhelmed by the feeling of inferiority, but instead she felt even more unwilling to accept herself.

She will no longer escape because she cannot bear it, but she must find her own strength. Now, except for her, the only ones in Mygo can be considered as combat forces. She can only shoot but cannot catch up with them. Next time she encounters danger, she will never do it like this time, unable to do anything but pull the trigger helplessly.

"You all have plenty of power, but I'm the only one constantly tickling the enemy with bullets... The danger is increasing, and I can only be a drag on you. If I can't even honestly acknowledge your importance, then what's the point of me living?"

"Aine, I'm sorry. I had no choice but to watch you get hurt so badly this time... I promise, I will try my best to find the strength. I won't be so powerless again. I must help you."

"No, Rikki... Power comes at a price, and I don't want you to have to endure this pain."

Aiyin smiled complicatedly and gently held Li Xi's hand.

"I'm already very happy that you can praise me like this. It's unlikely that there will be a greater danger than this in the future, so let me do my best..."

Before Aiyin could finish her words, her phone suddenly rang. She took it out and took a look at it in surprise, then frowned slightly.

"What's wrong? What's going on?"

"No, it shouldn't be a big deal...it's just that a few classmates I know tried to inquire about Eri.

He probably knows about this situation and wants to see if I know anything about it."

Aiyin shook her head slightly, typed a reply, and after communicating for a while, she sighed softly.

"One of their friends mysteriously disappeared after the attack. I know that child... I'll go look for her tomorrow. It shouldn't be any trouble."

Chapter 187 The Sadness of the String Heart

"He is no longer in danger of death, but his injuries are serious and he needs to rest for a while."

The doctor handed the examination report to Xian Juanxin, who took it silently. After a long while, he squeezed out a tired voice.

"Thank you for saving Misaki... Doctor."

"No, this is what I should do."

The doctor shook his head, gave a few instructions, and turned away. The men in black with grim expressions also came forward one after another, all with their heads lowered.

"Miss Xin, I'm sorry. It was our negligence that caused Miss Oze to be injured, and we didn't have time to catch the attacker..."

"Why would anyone do this?"

Xin didn't pay attention to their apologies, but stared at Misaki, who was lying on the bed with a pale face, and spoke softly in a daze,

"Why would someone hurt Misaki? She didn't do anything, she didn't hurt anyone, why would this happen?"

"..."

The men in black remained silent, and Xian Juanxin couldn't help but smile bitterly. She felt as if her heart was weighed down by an unimaginable heaviness, even breathing became painful, and the joy that always accompanied her disappeared without a trace.

Is this feeling... sadness? Misaki can't play with me anymore, can't continue with the band's activities... She might even die, disappear like Satomi?

When she thought of this, Xian Juanxin couldn't help but tremble. She felt the heaviness in her heart become icy cold, making her understand for the first time what fear was.

She didn't want that to happen, she absolutely didn't want that... In order to protect Misaki, she had to catch the bad guy, otherwise everything would only get more and more terrible.

"Men in Black... How long will it take you to catch that bad guy?"

Xian Juanxin pursed her lips and looked at them seriously while the men in black gritted their teeth and nodded.