I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

Staring at the ceiling in a daze, Su Shi couldn't help but think of this incident again.

She once again realized the words:

[I didn't do anything wrong, but it still happened.]

But this time, when I thought of this sentence, it was accompanied by a whisper from Chitose Noshiro:

Anyone who emphasizes your personal situation, such as how your interpersonal relationships are a mess, has an obvious purpose: to control you.

Your life should be decided by you. As for other factors? Forget it.

They just want to make you consume yourself.

"Yeah, they just want me to waste my energy... I can't waste my energy, I want to move forward like my mother!"

At the moment when Su Shi was full of determination, the phone rang again.

With her eyebrows slightly furrowed, Su Shi couldn't figure out who had been messaging her since just now.

She picked up the phone:

[Toyokawa Shoko: Suyo-san, are you there? This bullying is terrible, so I want to help you investigate... Do you need my help? Don't worry! I won't be like them!]

This person...why is he still thinking about helping?

Moreover, if more people are involved in such a complicated matter, it will only make things more chaotic.

Su Shi didn't know why Toyokawa Shoko was so friendly, but she still replied politely:

Nagasaki Motoyo: Thank you, Xiangzi. I'm feeling much better now, and I've almost figured out how to handle this. Xiangzi, do you have any suggestions?

Toyokawa Shoko replied immediately.

[Toyokawa Shoko: I want to have a good chat with Arata-san. Don't worry, Sushi, I'll help you resolve any misunderstandings you might have. I'll help you resolve them.]

"Is this what Mom meant by...a friend you can get along with?"

Toyokawa, Shoko.

They only met once, yet they were willing to take the time to help me? They are really kind people.

But being friends with her...

Su Shi buried his head in the place where Qiansui had sat before and sniffed inconspicuously.

"I'll leave things like making friends to Sushi after school starts next Monday."

On weekends, Su Shi is like a little child who just wants to stick with her mother.

The door lock turned, and someone returned. It was Chitose.

"Mother?"

Su Shi plucked up the courage to call out directly.

She was afraid that she would be too clingy and make Chitose dislike her.

"I'm back. I just realized we're running low on seasonings. Little Sushi, why don't you take a break for a while?"

A charming figure came into view, and Su Shi's mouth corners turned up.

She likes this atmosphere.

like very much.

Ch94. System, I'll remember this grudge.

"ねぇ、どうして自が好きなの" (Hey why are you obsessed with me?)

"Once upon a time, we meet each other." (Obviously it was just a one-time relationship.)

After dinner, Chitose took Su Shi out for a walk, and subconsciously hummed a song of an old friend.

When she sang the two lines of lyrics, she realized that she had actually sung it.

"What song is this?"

Su Shi, with her little hand held, followed Qiansui quietly forward. She took a few quick steps and came to a little closer, then tilted her head and asked Qiansui.

"This song... was written by an old friend of mine. She used to be quite popular, but later she fell into obscurity."

"Eh? Is that the friend Mom talked about last time?"

"Really? I forgot about it too. I passed so many people along the way that I can't remember clearly."

How could I possibly forget? I just don't want to mention it. Some words and some people are better left unremembered.

Su Shi seemed to understand something and she gave up asking further questions.

My mom said she was ill during that time, and coupled with the misfortunes of her friends...it must have been a very difficult time.

She didn't want the comfortable atmosphere to dissipate because of a topic that might affect other people's mood.

She had never dared to think about going out for a walk with her mother after dinner before!

Fortunately, there is Chitose.

Fortunately, there is Chitose.

"Don't blame Nagasaki-san, Sushi-chan. She...recently received another big order."

"I know. I don't blame my mother."

Her mother worked so hard to create a living environment for her. Although she spent little time with her, she did not treat Su Shi badly in terms of material things.

She was so grateful that she didn't even have time to blame her mother.

With her biological mother in material support and her thousand-year-old mother in spiritual support, Su Shi felt that she had won.

[I wish my future life would be like this...]

Su Shi let go of Qian Sui's hand and put his arm around his instead.

This kind of life is good, very happy, and very content. As long as you keep going...

"Su Shi? Is that you?"

A girl's voice came from a distance, and the arrival of the voice made Su Shi's eyebrows twitch.

What she had heard during the day, without a doubt, was—

Toyokawa Shoko walked forward with a smile, a small bag in her hand.

She looked like she had just finished shopping and was about to go home, at least that's what Su Shi thought.

"Hello, Xiangzi."

Xiangzi is a good man, very enthusiastic and responsible, like the protagonist of a shonen manga...

Although she ruined the time alone with Qiansui's mother, which made Su Shi a little unhappy.

Toyokawa Shoko didn't notice anything wrong with Su Shi, and she approached and looked at Chitose confidently.

Noshiro Chitose also smiled as a response to the other party.

"Eh? Su Shi, who is this?"

"Ah, she's mine..."

"Hello, are you a classmate of our Sushishi? I am Sushishi's adoptive mother, and my name is Noshiro Chitose."

"Hello, Noshiro-nee, I'm Toyokawa Shoko!"

Xiangzi reacted quickly. Although Qiansui claimed to be his adoptive mother, she didn't look very old. It would be impolite to call her aunt.

Su Shi felt something was strange, but didn't know where to start.

It was the first time she heard someone other than herself call Chitose "Noshiro Sister". Although she no longer used this term for Chitose, she still felt strange when hearing others say it.

Xiangzi originally just wanted to say hello and leave, but Qiansui had no intention of letting her go so easily.

"Do you want to go for a walk with us, Xiangzi?"

"No, I still have to go home. See you on Monday, Sushi-kun."

Since school was over, Xiangzi has been looking for various details about Su Shi being bullied. She really wants to help her classmates.

It was already late, and if she went home too late, she would be the one in trouble.

Su Shi and Xiangzi waved goodbye, and she didn't feel relieved until she could no longer see each other's backs.

"Huh? What happened to Xiao Sushi?"

"fine…"

There was only so much time to spend with Chitose in a week, yet she still monopolized him... Even just a few seconds would make Su Shi uncomfortable.

Qiansui took in every move of Su Shi.

[As expected, cricket fighting is a feasible plan.]

"Are you in a bad mood again? Are you still thinking about that thing?"

"Maybe. Even though I know how to deal with it, it still hurts."

"In that case——"

Noshiro Chitose deliberately dragged out her voice, and while Su Shi was listening, she pulled him and jumped into the puddle.

"what?!"

Water splashed in the puddles left after yesterday's rain.

The mud spots mixed in the water droplets dyed the hem of Su Shi's skirt a strange color.

"mom!"

This is too much! How can she be the same as her own mother?

Su Shi looked stunned, but his thoughts were no longer on Xiangzi and miscellaneous matters.

Her gaze was fixed on Noshiro Chitose's smiling eyes. This was the first time that Su Shi saw the naughty Chitose in the form of a little girl.

"Lululu, if Xiao Sushi is not convinced, just step back."

Holding Su Shi's hand, Qiansui's voice was lively and smart.

"How childish!"

But Su Shi did it.

She looked at the ground hesitantly, and finally chose to jump up like Chitose.

The familiar street lights, the whistling air, the quiet pond, Nagasaki Suyo is falling.

She landed heavily, splashing water onto herself and Chitose.

"Puchi, Su Shishi is such a jerk, she even got splashed on herself!"

"No! It was mom who did it first!"

"Oh my, little Su Shi is so cute." Qian Sui laughed and hugged Su Shi, and Su Shi was also infected by Qian Sui's smile.

[This is the first time I've seen a mother like this... I think I'm the first person to see this side of my mother!]

The thought of having a whole night... no, a whole weekend to spend with Chitose Noshiro made Su Shi feel uncontrollably happy.

She loved this feeling so much. It was really, really, really the first time someone had given her love like this.

Noshiro Chitose...

Noshiro Chitose!

What about Chitose? What is she thinking? She...

Qiansui enjoys the girl who is as soft as jade, and she really still likes Su Shi’s smile.

System... This guy is really ruthless. He actually came up with such a method. Although it works, it is disgusting.

Even Qiansui didn't like the feeling of bullying, let alone Su Shi.

But just bear with it for now, Chitose Nodai!

When I have the chance in the future, I will take revenge on my dear and lovely Miss System.

You thought of using [Kyomoto Haizuka] as the character name in the simulation.