Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

Deep in her consciousness, fragments of memories that she had deliberately ignored began to emerge - misunderstandings caused by her unwillingness to express her dissatisfaction, her own needs sacrificed because of over-accommodating others, and countless moments when she chose to escape because of fear of conflict.

Kujo Renji nodded gracefully to the homeroom teacher who entered the classroom, sneering:

"You're afraid of facing conflict, so you choose the most cowardly approach—saying nothing and then secretly resenting the other person for not understanding you."

The homeroom teacher began to call the roll, and Renji Kujo responded "Here" in Toyokawa Shoko's standard voice, and then continued to talk to the real Toyokawa Shoko in his heart.

"Your so-called 'gentleness' is nothing more than an excuse to evade responsibility."

Shoko Toyokawa curled up in her consciousness.

Kujo Renji's words seemed to open up a long-held wound in her, and she recalled all the times she had been misunderstood because of her silence.

"I just don't want others to worry about my affairs...that's selfish." She defended herself in a low voice.

"Selfish?"

As Kujo Renji opened the textbook, he sneered in his heart:

"Your pretense is even more selfish now, Miss. Apart from those who truly care about you, who would be willing to play those guessing games with you?"

He paused, letting the question resonate in Toyokawa Shoko's consciousness.

"Your loved ones, your friends, even you...are all hurt by your 'silent tenderness.' They never know what you're really thinking, and they always have to guess what you need. In the end, everyone is exhausted."

Shoko Toyokawa couldn't help but purse her lips.

Although Kujo Renji's words were harsh, she could not deny their meaning.

Those actions that she always thought were for the sake of others might really just be her way of avoiding facing problems.

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko was silent, Kujo Renji said no more and gave her time to think on her own.

The words [Original Sin Points Harvested: 2] [Original Sin Target: Toyokawa Shoko (Pride)] flashed before his eyes.

But this time is different from the past.

He was not trying to gain original sin points by exploiting the young lady's "pain points" to torture her.

I just want the other person to grow up in a real sense.

He didn't want to go through such childish topics again.

...

The bell rang, and the classroom was immediately filled with the sounds of chairs being moved and books being closed.

Students gathered in groups of two or three, discussing their plans for after school or complaining about the amount of homework they had today.

Kujo Renji placed the last textbook neatly in it.

Toyokawa Shoko was unusually quiet throughout the afternoon, making no comments in his mind.

This silence made him feel unexpectedly relieved - not having to deal with her doubts really saved him a lot of trouble.

As we walked out of the school gate, groups of students were already gathered under the cherry trees, waiting for their friends.

The setting sun dyed the entire campus a warm orange, adding a dreamy filter to Yugaoka Girls' College.

Kujo Renji adjusted the strap of his schoolbag and walked towards the station.

He was preparing to go and check out the "greeting gift" given to him by Ryuichi Yamamoto - a Livehouse located in Shimokitazawa, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.

But after taking just two steps, he stopped.

For Kujo Renji, there are two pieces of news today, one good news and one bad news.

The good news was that Ms. Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have listened to him and remained silent the entire afternoon, presumably reflecting within her own consciousness. This silence was a rare tranquility for him, allowing him to focus more fully on the matters at hand.

The bad news was that when he walked to the school gate, he suddenly realized that he was being followed.

It was a subtle sensation, like a slight tingling on the skin at the back of my neck.

Kujo Renji didn't look back, but pretended nothing had happened and continued walking, while using the reflection of the roadside shop windows to observe the back.

In the third window, he finally caught sight of his stalker—a girl wearing a dark windbreaker?

Wearing sunglasses and a mask, his face is almost invisible.

The other party's posture was obviously professionally trained, maintaining just the right distance, neither too close to arouse suspicion, nor too far to lose the target.

"What's wrong?"

After being silent all day, Toyokawa Shoko finally spoke. She noticed something was wrong with Kujo Renji.

"Someone is following us." Kujo Renji answered in his mind, but on the surface he remained nonchalant: "A professional, not an ordinary stalker."

"What? Who would..." Toyokawa Shoko's voice was full of panic.

"Calm down..." Kujo Renji interrupted her: "First, confirm the other party's purpose. It could be someone sent by Yamamoto to monitor us, or it could be..."

He didn't finish, but Toyokawa Shoko understood what he meant - it might be someone sent by the Toyokawa family. Ever since she "ran away from home", her family's "surveillance" on her has actually never stopped.

Kujo Renji quickly thought of a countermeasure.

Going directly to the Livehouse was obviously not a wise choice, as that would expose their connection with Ryuichi Yamamoto.

But if they just went back to the apartment, it would expose their residence.

He decided to test the other party's intentions first.

At the next intersection, Kujo Renji suddenly changed direction and turned into a less crowded alley.

If the other party follows, it proves that they are indeed coming for them; if not, it may just be a coincidence.

Sure enough, the girl also turned into the alley.

Kujo Renji's heart sank. The situation had been confirmed, but it wasn't good news.

"What should we do?" Toyokawa Shoko's voice was filled with obvious panic.

"Don't worry..." Kujo Renji replied, quickening his pace: "I have a plan."

He quickly took out his cell phone and pretended to answer the call, but in fact he was observing the movements behind him.

The stalker kept his distance, but noticeably quickened his pace.

Kujo Renji carried Toyokawa Shoko's body through several alleys and finally arrived at a busy shopping area.

With its dense traffic and numerous security cameras, it's an ideal spot to shake off stalkers.

He deliberately stopped in front of a large department store, pretending to look in the window, but in reality he was observing his stalker's reaction. The stalker also stopped about twenty meters away.

——Still chasing, still chasing, still chasing with a speed of over 700.

Kujo Renji felt a little annoyed.

The opponent's tracking skills are very high... ordinary moves really can't get rid of her.

He felt ruthless.

Then don't blame me for getting angry with you.

...

PS: Xiaoxiang’s growth line is being promoted. This chapter has 4,000 words, two in one.

Report on the current bounty progress

Report on the current bounty progress.

The data before the reward was:

Monthly ticket: 468, recommendation ticket 4883, reward 16.53, blade 82

The data now is:

Monthly ticket: 1352, recommendation ticket: 11937, reward: 33.78 (of which 16 was spent by me on a gold treasure chest), blade: 480

The results of the four-day reward are: 883 monthly tickets, 7046 recommendation tickets, 17.25 rewards, 398 blades

Calculated according to the rounding system

As of now, the number of words owed is 9000+8000+4000+2000

A total of 23,000 words are owed.

But considering that I didn't mention the reward before, I don't need to add more chapters if I give myself money.

I decided to include the money I earned from smashing the box into the reward, which is 160,000 yuan in reward and 16,000 words.

Currently, I'm 39,000 words behind. (Rounded up, that's 20 chapters)

However, if I take into account the boxes I smashed myself, the pressure to update more chapters is a bit too much, so I decided to settle the bounty two days in advance. The original weekly bounty will end this Friday.

The update plan will begin after the bounty ends on Friday.

There are still three days of reward period OVO

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Chapter 41: Moon Forest Ace Agent

The world is actually not fair, some people are born with "talents".

Like Wolfgang Mozart playing complex piano pieces at age four, Tracy McGrady leaping off a basketball court without training, or Albert Einstein understanding cutting-edge physics concepts as a teenager.

These geniuses seem to have been blessed by the God of Destiny since birth and possess abilities that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Of course, this talent doesn't necessarily manifest itself in the speed with which one learns things.

Sometimes, they manifest in more bizarre ways.

For example, the fact that Chihaya Aine can see labels is actually a manifestation of her talent.

So, what is Nagasaki Suyo's talent?

Although it is a bit difficult to say, Miss Nagasaki has long discovered that she has a talent for "tracking", "investigating" and "observing people's micro-expressions".

She can keenly perceive things that others cannot.

She can read hidden messages from a person's slightly furrowed brow, an unnatural twitch of the corners of their mouth, or a flicker of their eyes.

She can stalk a person for hours without being detected.

You might say, isn't this the detective's gift? What's so hard to say about it?

In fact, Miss Nagasaki's talent in this area needs to be more "specialized".

She's particularly good at uncovering relationships that people try to hide, especially those that shouldn't exist.

——In short, she has an extraordinary ability to "detect infidelity."

This ability allowed her to help several friends see through their boyfriends’ lies when she was in junior high school, and she was even called a “relationship consultant” at one point.

But Nagasaki Suyo was never proud of this, but rather a little troubled. After all, no one really wants to be the one who reveals other people's secrets.

What's more, this ability will also give others a somewhat "abnormal" impression.

So since she entered high school, she rarely showed this ability to the outside world.

The timeline goes back to the present.

Nagasaki Suyo stood in a coffee shop across from Haneda Girls' College, carefully observing the school gate through the half-open curtains.

She was wearing a dark windbreaker, sunglasses and a mask that almost covered her entire face.

The outfit made her look out of place, but in her opinion, it was necessary equipment for a secret tracking mission.

Nagasaki Motoyo nervously adjusted the position of her sunglasses.

She never thought that one day she would do something like stalking her friend.

But Chihaya Aine's description of the strange label on Toyokawa Shoko's head really made her a little worried.

"[Kantō Underground Emperor], [Extreme Arbitrator], [Black Gold Manipulator]..."

Nagasaki Suyo silently repeated these labels in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

If Aine's ability is truly a manifestation of subconscious observation, as she speculates, then these labels may reflect that Xiaoxiang is in some kind of danger.