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Volume 1 Crychic! Chapter 150: Isn't Yuzuki the most pitiful one?

"I'll transfer it to you."

Yuzuki, who was almost amused by her, forcibly suppressed her laughter to prevent the girl from fainting again due to emotional stimulation.

"Take a look at this before you forward it to me. I even bought a bottle of painkillers to help you."

You like talking about money? Then I'll talk to you about it all today.

Yuzuki showed the medicine bottle to her, and Shoko frowned after examining it closely…

"Does it still hurt? I'm sorry..."

Knowing that he had made many mistakes by forgetting Yuzuki, Xiangzi sincerely apologized, taking responsibility for Yuzuki's injury as well.

But an apology was useless.

My period is still very painful, and I need to take painkillers to relieve the pain.

This is all because of Xiangzi... that things have turned out this way.

Clearly, with so many things going on... if she had just done one thing right, Yuzuki wouldn't have suffered such a serious injury.

"The money for the medicine... I..."

Yuzuki resisted the urge to force the entire bottle of medicine into her mouth, and tossed the bottle aside to avoid impulsively doing so later.

"This isn't about money, Xiao Xiang."

Jieyue pointed to the various dishes she had placed on her bedside table.

“I don’t need money, but seeing Xiang like this makes me feel bad.”

With slightly trembling hands, Jieyue handed the cleaned tableware to Xiangzi.

"So, if Xiang wants to repay me, please eat these."

Xiangzi lowered his golden eyes, looking at the fragrant food in front of him.

To eat it would mean abandoning one's dignity and accepting Kizuki's help... becoming a child who is simply sulking with their family.

If I don't eat... will Yuzuki forgive me one more time?

"No, I don't want to help Xiao Xiang."

Jieyue tapped on the bedside table.

"I just want to see Xiao Xiang want to disobey my orders, but then have no choice but to accept them."

This is not help; it is an order to satisfy Yuzuki's fetish.

The pink-haired girl forced a cruel and wicked smile, urging Xiangzi to quickly satisfy her desires.

"Xiao Xiang... in order to satisfy me, he has no choice but to obey my orders... to do what I want him to do. I really enjoy this feeling~"

Seemingly feeling that this wasn't enough to make Xiangzi accept her help under the guise of an 'order', Yuzuki picked up a tempura and fed it to Xiangzi, whose pupils had widened in shock.

"Come on, eat the food I'm giving you. This is something you owe me, so don't even think about rebelling... or I'll get angry!"

Xiangzi remained silent, opened her mouth, and began to chew the food that Jieyue fed her.

The perfectly crispy texture sent waves of pleasure through her body, sending electric signals of delight through her taste buds. This was a taste that cheap bento boxes simply couldn't provide, and her body instinctively produced more saliva, urging her to swallow the food quickly.

This is not accepting help from Jieyue; this is atoning for the sins I owe to Jieyue.

Xiangzi convinced himself to close his eyes and avoid looking at Yuzuki's nasty expression, chewing his food while hoping that Yuzuki would end this shameful behavior soon.

After all, Yuzuki is currently injured.

They would rather take painkillers to relieve the pain than let me eat these meals.

Xiangzi silently thanked him.

Thank you for being willing to respect my dignity this once. (End of text)

She remembered this help and vowed to repay it many times over in the future.

After a while, the feeding continued, but Xiangzi touched his stomach, which was already full.

"I can't eat any more."

Yuzuki didn't want to take any more painkillers, so she gave up. After stuffing a piece of her favorite snail meat into her mouth, she lay back down on the bed.

She also turned the air conditioner to a slightly cooler temperature to prevent sweating from causing infection of the wound.

However, this behavior became... in Xiangzi's eyes.

"You don't need to lower my temperature; you're the patient."

Xiangzi helped her tidy up the lunchbox.

"Smug."

After personally feeding Xiao Xiang a lot of food, Jieyue felt much better and stopped arguing with her.

Someone gently knocked on the ward door.

Xiangzi glanced at Jieyue, who didn't react, and then opened the door a crack...

"Xiao Xiang, are you sick?"

Chu Hua looked her up and down anxiously. Only after finding that she was not injured did she ask her worriedly if she was sick.

Behind her, Riki, who was hoping that it would be Xiangzi who got into trouble instead of Yuzuki, had a dark expression.

"No, I'm fine... And, what about Lixi...?"

A woman with long, straight black hair, who was crossing her arms, interrupted her.

Is Yuzuki inside?

Her eyes held a hint of hatred, as if questioning why Yuzuki had been injured again because of her.

"Yueyue just lay down to rest, please wait a moment before going in."

Here we go again… with that haughty air. It's as if she's telling me that only she can take care of Yuzuki…

Li Xi pouted, remembering that Jie Yue had just rested. It wouldn't be good to argue with Xiang Zi here... so she angrily sat down on the seats reserved for family members outside.

Once Chu Hua was certain that Xiao Xiang hadn't been hurt at all, his indifference to these things made Li Xi increasingly annoyed.

Shoko, having returned to the ward to talk with Yuzuki, closed the door. She wanted to find out Yuzuki's current attitude towards Ritsuki. Would she still be sad to see Ritsuki...?

But the two people outside the door clearly didn't think that way.

"Have you laughed enough? That bastard Xiangzi is perfectly fine. The one who got hurt was Jieyue, who went to care about her. How long are you going to keep laughing about this?"

Chu Hua's sincere smile remained unchanged as she apologized to Li Xi with 'apology'.

"I'm very sorry, Shiina-kun. I just feel that some people keep talking about helping others, but end up dragging others into taking care of them. Aren't these kinds of people really hateful?"

Upon hearing Li Xi insult Xiao Xiang, Chu Hua immediately went all out and wasn't worried at all that Li Xi would hit her right there.

"…ha?"

Li Xi was stunned for a moment.

Chu Hua's flawless smile became increasingly dazzling to her.

"I'm so sorry for using the term 'mentally ill' to describe Yuzuki before. But judging from Shiina-kun's expression... does she not know that Yuzuki is mentally ill?"

Do you think that a mentally ill person is just saying that in passing?

Looking at Lixi's wide purple eyes

Chu Hua licked the corner of her mouth with amusement.

"Xiao Xiang said... Jieyue is a very gentle person, and many people like her. Even though just living with that illness must be exhausting, she still tries her best to give her gentleness to others..."

Chu Hua patted Li Xi on the shoulder.

"But what did Shiina-san do? Although Takamatsu-san is pitiful, it seems..."

She looked smugly at Lixi, who was biting her lower lip.

"Isn't Yuzuki the most pitiful one?"

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 151 Li Xi's Counterattack

"Isn't Yuzuki the most pitiful one?"

Chu Hua's words struck Li Xi's heart like a heavy hammer.

She only learned about Jieyue's mental illness from Chuhua today, no... just now.

She was unsure how to face Yuzuki, the one who had always been kind to her, yet whom she had hurt time and time again.

"It seems that Shiina-kun is only now finding out about this, right? But... if I were the one with this disease, I probably wouldn't have the courage to tell someone I'm not even close to."

Having portrayed Li Xi as someone with a 'neutral relationship' with Jie Yue, Chu Hua decided to press her advantage.

"Sigh, speaking of which... I really admire Yuzuki. Even with her mental illness, she always shows kindness to everyone around her, and her cooking skills are amazing... It's hard to imagine what kind of person would choose to give up such a wonderful person..."

She wanted to see the black-haired girl break down and become vulnerable, but she was disappointed.

The girl in front of him regained her composure, her purple eyes, almost the same color as his, revealing no emotion.

"Are you finished?"

Chu Hua nodded subconsciously.

Lixi gently stroked her arm, where she had recently gotten several abrasions while helping Yuzuki.

It was precisely because of these scratches that she was able to catch up with Yuzuki once again, to use Yuzuki's gentleness to stay by her side once more, and to gain another opportunity.

That spot still held a trace of the warmth left by Yuzuki, a warmth that Shiina Riki had vowed to protect for the rest of her life.

“You’re right, I hurt Yuzuki… time and time again. I both craved the tenderness she gave me and shamelessly wanted her to stay away from me.”

Li Xi calmly admitted his guilt, leaving Chu Hua somewhat at a loss.

Since she had admitted it, Chu Hua no longer had any weapons left to attack her.

"So I lost Yuzuki, and I regret it. I thought so before, and I still think so now. I hate the cowardly and insecure Shiina Tatsuki from before, so... that's why I'm standing here."

Lixi stood up, leaned against the door, and looked inside a few times.

“I know I’ve made a lot of mistakes. But Yuzuki gave me a chance, so this time… I will never let go again.”

Chu Hua snorted coldly and looked to the side.

"I don't care whether she's a normal person or a mental patient. All I want is to be with her forever. That's all I want from her, that's all I can greedily take."

However, Chu Hua didn't care about any of that.

What they do is none of her business; she's just here to keep Xiao Xiang company. Isn't Jieyue still causing Xiao Xiang trouble?

She had absolutely no liking for Yuzuki or Riki.

"Then why did you trouble Xiao Xiang to take care of her? How come you were there before she had her episode..."

Chu Hua belatedly realized that... Jie Yue seemed to have been made to cry twice by Xiao Xiang before she went to find him.

So logically speaking, she was also an accomplice who caused trouble for Xiao Xiang.

Lixi coughed and began to retaliate.

"So, what are you? A pet dog adopted by Xiangzi?"

Chu Hua suppressed his anger and listened to her continue with a forced smile.

"You keep saying that Yuzuki is causing trouble for Xiangzi, so why don't you go and help Xiangzi? You stay by Yuzuki's side, let her lose control of her emotions and then mock her for being sick. Then, when Yuzuki does something you don't want to see, you jump out and criticize her?"

Li Xi spoke louder and louder, his voice even penetrating the door and entering the room.

"What gives you the right to disregard your own situation and then stand in Xiangzi's shoes to criticize others?"

Lixi pressed her back into her seat, stared into her eyes, and began to question her.