Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

When Shoko Toyokawa pushed open the door of the coffee shop and walked in with a slightly cool feeling from the rain, Su Shi's attention was immediately attracted to her.

She watched "Toyokawa Shoko", or rather, the "Kujo Renji" as she knew her, walking towards her.

"He" today seems a little different.

Su Shi keenly felt that the other person's icy aura, which could almost freeze people on a normal day, seemed to have dissipated a lot.

What replaced it was an indescribable feeling of uneasiness and a deliberately maintained calmness?

"So, what's going on?"

She tried hard to control her inner tension and tried to appear calm.

"Sorry for the waitting."

Toyokawa Shoko pulled out a chair opposite Suyo and sat down, trying her best to make her movements look calm and unhurried.

The waiter came and asked what he wanted to order, and Xiangzi casually ordered a cup of black coffee.

"Ah."

Su Shi picked up the black tea and took a sip. Her long eyelashes cast a small shadow under her eyes.

Today's "Kujo Renji" is really abnormal.

In the past, he always had a sense of superiority and control.

But at this moment, although "he" sitting opposite him tried hard to maintain that alienation and coldness, the hesitation and unnaturalness that occasionally flashed between his brows made Su Shi confused.

Is there some new conspiracy?

Or is it that I am feeling wrong?

Xiangzi took a deep breath and decided to get straight to the point. She knew that in front of Su Shi, any unnecessary disguise might backfire.

"I need Sushi to do me a favor."

Xiangzi tried to keep his voice steady:

"Help me track someone and keep a close eye on her movements."

Su Shi's fingers gripping the teacup tightened slightly.

"Looking for someone? Who?"

She raised her eyes and met Xiangzi's gaze calmly, trying to see something from his expression.

"Triangle Chuhua."

Xiangzi uttered the name with a complicated look in his eyes.

An ominous premonition came to Su Shi's heart.

Is he trying to consolidate his position on Ave Mujica and eliminate dissidents? Or is there something more sinister at play?

Su Shi's face turned cold instantly.

She remembered how she had been coerced and Xiangzi's current situation, and a feeling of anger and disgust rose up uncontrollably.

"Feel sorry."

Su Shi's voice was slightly cold, and she put down her teacup.

"I'm sorry, I can't do anything about this. I'm just an ordinary student at Moon Forest, and I don't have as much power as you think. Besides, privately investigating and stalking others is illegal, and I can't do it."

She deliberately emphasized "ordinary students" and "illegal behavior", implying rejection.

She could not, and was unwilling to become an accomplice of this "Kujo Renji" in doing evil, nor could she let him use her to hurt anyone, especially those who might be related to Xiangzi.

Xiangzi didn't expect Su Shi to refuse so bluntly and so... hostilely.

She had anticipated that Su Shi might hesitate and question her, but she didn't expect such a ruthless rejection, even with a hint of accusation.

"Su Shi, you misunderstood, I have no ill intentions..."

Xiangzi hurried to explain, but as soon as she said it, she realized that she had said something wrong.

Sure enough, Su Shi's eyes became more suspicious and vigilant.

"you listen to me!"

Xiangzi stood up suddenly, his voice a little distorted due to his excitement:

"I'm not Kujo Renji! I'm Shoko! I'm Toyokawa Shoko! I've changed back!"

She looked at Su Shi eagerly, her eyes full of pleading and hope.

She hoped that Su Shi could see some traces of "Toyokawa Shoko" in her tone and her eyes.

However, Nagasaki Suyo was only stunned for a moment, and then an even stronger look of disgust and contempt appeared on her face.

She felt like she had heard some extremely absurd and disgusting joke.

"Ah..."

Su Shi uttered a short and cold laugh, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt:

"Kujo Renji, you're really becoming more and more shameless. To achieve your goal, you're even willing to make up such a lie?"

"Your imitation of Xiaoxiang is really disgusting."

nausea...?

Toyokawa Shoko was a little confused.

Hearing this, even Jiujo Liansi couldn't hold it anymore.

"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll take my leave."

Su Shi said coldly.

After saying that, she turned and left.

"stop!"

Su Shi's footsteps suddenly stopped.

"It seems that kind words of persuasion are useless."

She sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone:

"In that case, we might as well try a more direct and effective way to communicate."

Su Shi's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition enveloped her.

"What do you want to do?"

Xiangzi looked at Su Shi's wary expression and felt mixed emotions.

She remembered the promise she had made to Jiujo Renji.

——“I would never do anything to coerce my friends.”

Reality, however, gave her a hard slap in the face.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm the chaotic emotions in her heart.

— He suppressed the grievance, anger, unwillingness, and a hint of guilt for what he was about to do.

She knew that she had no way out.

"It's very simple."

Xiangzi took a step forward, and an invisible sense of oppression instantly enveloped Su Shi:

"Help me find Triangle Chuhua. Or..."

She paused:

"You don't want the 'real' Toyokawa Shoko to get into trouble, do you?"

These words accurately hit Su Shi's soft spot.

Su Shi's face suddenly turned ugly.

It's the same again...using Xiaoxiang to threaten her again!

This bastard!

"Shameless."

"Perhaps," Xiangzi said expressionlessly, "but I only look at the results. Nagasaki-san, what's your answer?"

She looked down at Su Shi condescendingly, without a trace of pity or hesitation in her eyes.

At this moment, she seemed to have really turned into Jiujo Liansi.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the air in the cafe seemed to freeze.

Finally, Nagasaki Suyo slowly closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, they were filled with humiliation, unwillingness, and deep fatigue.

"...good."

She uttered a word with difficulty:

"I'll help you."

Although Xiangzi received a positive answer, he did not feel the slightest joy in his heart. Instead, he felt a surge of more complex and indescribable emotions.

But looking at Nagasaki Suyo, she seemed to be willing to obey him even though she was extremely reluctant.

Something new suddenly awakened in Xiaoxiang's heart.

Chapter 132: Hatsune Miku is here!

Outside the cafe.

Shoko Toyokawa, or rather, Shoko Toyokawa who was trying hard to play the role of "Kujo Renji" at this moment, got the promise she wanted in the humiliated and desperate eyes of Nagasaki Suyo.

And deep in her mind, the real Kujo Renji was watching all this with an almost joyful mood.

Instead of feeling the slightest bit displeased, he found it somewhat amusing that Miss Xiangzi cleverly pinned the "evil act" of "coercing friends" on him, "Kujo Renji."

After all, when it comes to things like "coercion and inducement", Kujo Renji has never had any moral baggage or sense of shame.

In his opinion, as long as the goal could be achieved, the process and means were never important. If he had personally taken action just now, the situation would probably have been more direct and ruthless than it was now, and he might even have included some "little surprises" that Nagasaki Suyo would never forget.

In his eyes, Miss Xiangzi's slightly awkward yet somewhat "gifted" imitation was like a clumsy yet unexpectedly successful stage play.

What surprised him even more was——

[Original Sin Points Harvested: 3]

[Original Sin Target: Nagasaki Suyo (Selfishness)]

A line of small words that only he could see appeared silently on the "panel" of his consciousness.

Haha, interesting.

It seems that by "torturing" Nagasaki Suyo, Toyokawa Shoko can also get a share of the profits and harvest original sin points.

Moreover, looking at the efficiency... it seems to be better than if he did it himself?

Is it because there is a complicated emotional entanglement between Miss Xiangzi and Nagasaki Suyo, so this kind of "betrayal" and "coercion" has a greater impact and is more likely to arouse the other party's inner "original sin"?

Or is it that Miss Xiangzi's "blackening", which is "better than her master", itself has a unique "program effect" and is more likely to touch upon certain unspeakable "rules"?

Kujo Renji's heart was filled with a playful amusement.

One moment he said righteously, "I would never do anything to coerce my friends," but the next moment he pushed his friends into a desperate situation without hesitation in order to achieve his goal.

This dramatic contrast really suits his bad taste.

Of course, throughout the negotiation between Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Suyo, Kujo Renji maintained a "gentlemanly" silence, without making any sound in her mind to disturb her "performance".

The door of the cafe closed again only after Nagasaki Suyo left in a daze.

Toyokawa Shoko stood there, her body still trembling slightly.

That "performance" had almost completely drained her of all her energy. For her, portraying Kujo Renji wasn't just about mimicking the tone and demeanor; it was also a tremendous mental drain.

That feeling of being cold, indifferent, and having everything under control was completely incompatible with her own personality, but at some moment, it seemed to resonate wonderfully with her.

"call..."