Can Lixi look at me alone?

As the distance between them shortened, Lixi's heartbeat gradually quickened.

So... you're going to try to get close to Yuzuki through such a despicable and shameless method as stalking?

She clenched her fists tightly, suppressing her urge to rush forward and hug Yuzuki.

You can't do that. Yuzuki... doesn't need me anymore. Now it's me who needs Yuzuki.

Therefore, I can't let Yuzuki find me troublesome.

She sighed and was about to leave when…

Yuzuki was blinded by the high beams. Unable to see the car clearly while standing on the zebra crossing, the girl chose to stay put and wait for the driver to go around her.

This line of thinking is correct, but it must be based on the premise that the driver is not frightened.

Both sides waited for the other to move aside, but both chose to remain still for fear that their actions would interfere with the other's.

When Yuzuki finally saw the car's location at close range, she tried to dodge, but it was too late. If a force hadn't suddenly pulled her backward from the back of her neck, she would have been hit by the car.

Having just escaped death, Yuzuki stood up from the ground in a daze for a while, ignoring the driver... and instead turned around to look for the kind person who had saved her.

A girl wearing a hat appeared in front of her, deliberately pulling the brim down so she couldn't see the girl's face.

"be careful."

She left after saying that, completely ignoring the abrasions on her arm that she had placed under Yuzuki's head to prevent her from getting hurt.

A few beads of blood flowed from the wound. Lixi shook her arm, enduring the pain, and tried to escape.

But she... forgot one thing.

Her disguise might fool anyone in the world, but it absolutely, absolutely cannot fool…

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 121 You Like Me?

Lixi tried to escape despite the stinging pain from her wound, but her wrist was grabbed.

Seeing the black-haired girl's body stiffen and stop resisting, Yuzuki slowly lifted her sleeve to examine her wounds.

This was the first time in a long time that Riki had direct physical contact with Kizuki while she was conscious.

It's okay, just keep walking... and you'll be fine!

Lixi comforted herself, wanting to shake off Jieyue.

palm.

But she overestimated herself… completely overestimated her ability to resist Yuzuki.

The power she had generated from practicing drumming was completely rendered useless under Yuzuki's soft, cool hands. Just realizing that it was Yuzuki touching her now, Riki's body stopped resisting.

She really wanted to get married...

Every cell in her body yearned for close contact with Yuzuki, but she forced herself to suppress it so as not to embarrass her.

Please, let go of my hand and let this little mouse hide back in the darkness, okay?

She kept praying that Yuzuki would let her go, but her prayers were destined to go unanswered.

"...You're injured."

As if she didn't recognize her, Yuzuki took her hand and somewhat laboriously led her toward her new home.

The moment their fingers intertwined, tiny tears welled up in their purple eyes hidden beneath the brim of their hats.

She, once again... held hands with Yuzuki.

Even though it was only because Yuzuki didn't recognize me, even though Yuzuki only pitied me, but... but but but!

The feel is exactly the same as before.

Yes, the feel... is exactly the same as it was back then.

"Does it hurt? Let's go to my house now and I'll treat your wound."

It wasn't a question, but an order, a request, or... a form of coquetry.

With her mind in a mess, Li Xi quickly used her other hand to press down the brim of her hat, trying to appear very calm and refuse.

"Ah."

...?

As if she had heard the answer she wanted from her, Yuzuki's attitude towards her improved a lot.

"Thank you for saving me like that...it must have hurt a lot."

Seeing the fool trying so hard to hide his identity, Yuzuki stopped trying to burst the bubble and instead interacted with another 'stranger' as a stranger.

"Be careful, I..."

In an effort to say as little as possible to avoid being recognized by Yuzuki, Riki couldn't help but say a little more. Just as she was worrying that Yuzuki's silence might mean she was suspicious, a gust of hot air dispelled the slight stinging sensation in her wound.

"call…"

Yuzuki, Yuzuki is blowing on my wound?!

Lixi blushed, thankfully it was nighttime. The visibility wasn't high enough, otherwise Jieyue would have easily seen her blushing cheeks.

It's like soothing a child, blowing on it makes the pain go away...

This was a desperate measure taken by Yuzuki when she had no medical products such as bandages or plasters on hand, but she did not realize that... this behavior was actually very intimate.

They were so intimate that it was something two strangers would never do.

Lixi's body stiffened unnaturally, and her walking speed slowed down. The pink-haired girl, who had slowed down along with her, finally stopped blowing on her wound and instead looked up and whispered in her ear.

"Does it still hurt? I'm sorry... you got hurt because of me."

The girl, her ears bright red, tilted her head and then earnestly began to reason with Yuzuki.

"This isn't your fault; it's the driver's problem. Wanting to save you was my own choice, and you don't need to apologize for my injury."

As Lixi was about to lose control and start talking more and more, she carefully tightened her grip on Jieyue's hand, as if afraid that she would run away in an instant... She held on to her hand and refused to let go.

The two walked a long way under the dim streetlights, at least for both of them.

Silence was the only thing these two people had in common.

Yuzuki secretly shifted his gaze to the girl's face hidden beneath her black hair, hoping... to see her expression, yet afraid that he would discover it.

Wanting to savor the feel of Yuzuki's hand a little longer, Riki slowed down her pace. Worried that Yuzuki might be injured elsewhere but hadn't noticed, Yuzuki had no choice but to reduce her speed as well.

"Also, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Unable to hold back her concern, Yuzuki felt the force returning to her hand increase slightly.

He squeezed her soft hand with some dissatisfaction before hearing the answer.

Or rather, they heard what Lixi wanted to say.

"I feel uncomfortable in many places, in every single place."

Before she could understand what it meant, she was pulled into a familiar yet unfamiliar embrace.

Along the way, she couldn't help but want to get closer to Yuzuki, to touch her more, to take off her hat and tell her that she was Shiina Ritsuki. Even if she was scolded or hated, the girl, who no longer wanted to run away, finally reached out her arm under Yuzuki's constant care.

Unable to accept that Yuzuki would still leave him, Riki hugged her tightly.

To her surprise, Yuzuki did not struggle, allowing her to freely take the scent from her body.

This kind of indulgence also caused Lixi to completely give up self-control and concealment. She took off her hat, looked at her reflection in those blue, watery eyes, and said to Jieyue the words she never thought she would dare to say one day.

"I just love Yuzuki!"

I love your scent, I love your hair color, I love your eyes, and I love the feeling of holding your hand!

"I really like you so much, I really, really like you! Please, please give me another chance... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I love you, Yuzuki..."

Looking at the silent Yuzuki, Riki seemed to have made up her mind, or perhaps she was just throwing caution to the wind and kissed her directly.

Like a puppy about to be abandoned by its owner, it desperately begged and pleaded for a little more tolerance from its owner…

After finally getting to the bottom of what had been building up in her heart for so long, Li Xi quickly calmed down.

The pink-haired girl, still nestled in her arms without resistance, finally instilled a sense of fear in Lixi, who had calmed down.

"Yuzuki...?"

She tried calling out softly, but only received silence in response.

Lixi, unable to meet her gaze, feared it was all just a dream, but if it was a dream…

Jieyue felt a warm object with a familiar taste in her mouth.

"Are you done talking, Riki...?"

Looking into her purple eyes, which were full of surprise, Yuzuki gently wiped the corner of her mouth.

Although Li Xi's movements were so fast that Li Xi didn't have time to defend or dodge, they weren't violent...

But, just what Yuzuki wants to know.

What is called.

"you like me?"

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 122 Forgiveness?

"What do you mean, Li Xi, you like me?"

Jieyue gently pried Lixi's arm away, maintaining a safe distance of half a step from her as her eyes dimmed.

He continued leading her towards his home.

"Lixi, can you explain what it means to say you like me?"

Even though she already knew that Li Xi had taken care of her that day, and even though she had mentally prepared herself for it, when she saw Li Xi's expression, and the way he kept saying that she liked her...

Even the moon feels disgusting.

It wasn't directed at Riki, but seeing her like that with my own eyes... always reminded Kizuki of the lantern.

"Don't you like lamps? Doesn't the lamp express your feelings? Then why did you come to find me? It wouldn't have been a problem to just go find the little lamp, would it?"

She gently touched her chin and spoke.

Express your anger.

"Or do you think Xiaodeng alone can't satisfy you, Lixi?"

Still jealous, Yuzuki tried to pretend she didn't care, but her overly targeted topic revealed her true feelings to Ritsuki.

“I’m not in that kind of relationship with Akari. I… have only ever held hands with Yuzuki.”

Sure enough, no matter how much time has passed, no matter how many times I've comforted myself.

Looking at your face, listening to your voice as you say the name of the lamp.

I'll be furious no matter what.

"I don't care if you've held hands or slept together, I just want to know why you're coming to me now? Why are you saying you like me now? Did you get dumped by Deng before you came to me?"

The drummers saw the suppressed anger on Yuzuki's face, but she... no longer wanted to run away.

Since I can't accept Yuzuki leaving me anyway, I might as well just... say it all today.

"That's not true, because I like Yuzuki. So even if someone were to dump me, it would be Yuzuki who dumps me."

She came close, and the girl, who was already soft-hearted, gave up trying to avoid her when she saw that she had been injured while saving her.

"You dumped me...? But that day, didn't you dump me? Didn't you prefer to go to the planetarium with Deng rather than send me a message after I waited for you all night? What gives you the right to say that..."