Can Lixi look at me alone?

Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 153 Discrimination

"Yuzuki is a very gentle girl, and I really enjoy spending time with her. So, Sho doesn't need to worry about me; you can focus on your own things."

Xiangzi lowered his head and sighed softly as he grabbed Chuhua's hand.

"Thank you, Chuhua."

Chu Hua was practically her dream friend—someone who would help her when she needed it, yet maintain a certain distance in everyday life. They didn't interfere with each other's lives…

"It's so wonderful to have a friend like Chuhua!"

The blonde girl stared wide-eyed at her purple eyes.

Xiao Xiang said it's so great to have a friend like me!

It really was Xiao Xiang who said it…!

Xiao Xiang really cares about me. Then I shouldn't let Xiao Xiang down.

A thousand flowers adorn the moon…

I will take good care of you.

Meanwhile, Shiina Tatsuki gently opened the hospital room door. Although she trusted Shoko's ability to take care of Yuzuki, she still wanted to see Yuzuki's current condition with her own eyes, whether she was injured or sick…

Just take a look.

If Yuzuki is resting, she'll go out immediately...

After their eyes met, Jieyue hurriedly tucked her hands back under the covers to hide them.

"Li Xi-chan...?"

Some of the flattering voices made the black-haired girl frown, but she needed to check on Yuzuki's condition more carefully.

"So, is Yuzuki sick?"

She bent down and buried her head in her pink hair, nuzzling it against her skin.

"You don't have a fever, is there some other problem?"

Not wanting her to see her injured again, Jieyue glanced at the glucose IV drip beside her. Her blue eyes darted around before she thought of a way to cover it up.

"No, it's just low blood sugar."

She pointed with her head to the empty IV drip bottle next to her, gesturing for Lixi to pick it up and examine it.

"Is it just glucose? Then you should come home with me after your period ends, right?"

Lixi gently stroked her head, trying to cheer up the girl who had most of her body hidden under the covers.

She just didn't expect that this question would make Yuzuki's eyes start to dart away.

"Uh... it should be fine, but it's already very late... so I'm planning to stay at the hospital for the night before going home."

The reason was reasonable enough that Lixi didn't find anything wrong with it.

Until the moment she reached into the blanket and took Jieyue's hand.

"July".

Knowing that the bandage on her hand had been discovered, the girl lowered her head listlessly.

"Can you take your arm out?"

Although Lixi was still asking for her opinion, she always felt that she only had one choice.

This is not good.

"Sure, but I have one condition."

Yuzuki smiled at her.

Since Lixi will hate me anyway, I might as well ask for more things now.

"kiss Me."

While savoring the taste of the mooncake, he removed her hands from under the covers.

Li Xi couldn't help but bite her soft, sweet lips hard, making her squint her eyes in pain.

Lixi, you should say I was wrong, you should say I was willful...

This is the kind of reaction a normal person should have. Seeing a friend deliberately injure themselves... that's the proper reaction.

Yuzuki waited for Riki to say the words of punishment, but she was disappointed.

"Does it still hurt? Should I call the doctor?"

Looking at her reflection in those beautiful eyes, Yuzuki suddenly felt a strange sense of grievance.

She was trying her best to act like a normal person, but Chu Hua was about to expose her disguise, and Xiao Xiang only cared about herself...

All she wanted was to be treated like a normal person, but why wouldn't even Li Xi give her that chance?

"Why…?"

Her pretty face, adorned with a beauty mark, drew near to Yuzuki's hesitant lips.

"Because I like Yuzuki. So, does it still hurt?"

like…?

"Is it so hard to treat me like a normal person? Shouldn't you be scolding me for doing something wrong?! Why are you so concerned about me? Is it because you see me as mentally ill?!"

The reason why Yuzuki didn't want to get angry with Chu Hua was because she felt that Chu Hua wasn't worth it.

The reason Jieyue didn't tell Xiaoxiang these things was because she felt that even if she did, Xiaoxiang wouldn't care about her.

She simply wanted to know why Lixi, who cared about her, would also... make the same decision as them.

Lixi forcefully pried open her lips.

After a while, I forced Yuzuki to calm down before answering.

"It's not because of these things."

Isn't it because of these things? In the end, it's just to cover up your discrimination against me, a mentally ill person.

I don't need your special concern, nor do I need you to give a mental patient special treatment.

I just hope you can treat me like a normal person...

"I've tried so hard to pretend. I've learned to be gentle, to take care of others, to learn all the qualities a normal person who is accepted by others should have... Even if I'm faking it, even if it's all fake..."

Lixi listened quietly as she tearfully recounted her grievances.

"It's not fake."

She interrupted Yuzuki's erroneous viewpoint.

"Yuzuki's gentleness is not fake... or is it a pretense."

She refuted Yuzuki's point of view.

"I don't believe anyone is capable of pretending so well that everyone likes them."

Li Xi gently stroked the back of Jieyue's head with his palm and pulled her into his arms to comfort her.

"Whether it's Mutsuki, or that little sister, or Chihaya-san, or Hachiman-san, everyone loves Yuzuki."

This is because I pretended to be good enough.

Yuzuki pouted.

Don't think like that.

Lixi unusually emphasized her tone.

"I don't like Yuzuki's pretense. I hate those pretenses that involve giving up something important in order to appear gentler."

Lixi felt that Jieyue's hands suddenly began to exert force.

"I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that."

Jieyue shook her head, her slightly tired blue eyes reminding Lixi not to continue.

But she didn't care.

She is Shiina Tatsuki.

"If you really want to do something, but don't because you're afraid others will dislike you, what's the difference between you and a pet designed solely to please others?"

A sharp pain shot through his shoulder, but Lixi did not stop educating Jieyue.

"It's like, Chu Hua wanted to go out and play with Xiang Zi. But because she was afraid that Xiang Zi would reject her, Chu Hua chose to remain silent and watch Xiang Zi go out and play alone. If Yu Yue wants me to treat you like this in the future, then please tell me."

Chu Hua, who had been inexplicably criticized, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and waved goodbye to Xiao Xiang, who hadn't paid attention to what she had said.

The battle to break Saki's defenses has only just begun.

Love you all, meow!

Li Xi: If we work together with one heart and one mind, we will surely be able to turn the tide!

Volume 1 Crychic! Chapter 154 Mu: I don't want to be a good boy.

Xiangzi believed she had done everything she could by entrusting Jieyue to Lixi and also asking Chuhua to help her in case of emergency.

She and Chu Hua stayed outside the door for a long time.

She had to admit, she had never thought Riki could be so reliable before. Perhaps that's why Yuzuki liked Riki?

As Xiangzi walked downstairs, he felt relieved.

She knew that Yuzuki didn't like her.

She just really wanted to know…

"I'm just trying my best to pretend to be a normal person... Is that what Yuzuki really thinks?"

She asked herself that question.

But she couldn't answer the question herself.

Her feelings toward this pink-haired girl were... both familiar and unfamiliar.

She could clearly recall the warm memories of playing together as children, and she remembered everything they had done together.

But she also felt that she couldn't figure out what Yuzuki was thinking.

Does she like me?

Impossible. Yuzuki's eyes held a look of utter hatred, as if she wanted to throw her off the building.

So, does she hate me?

Perhaps she dislikes me, and because she knows I can't accept her help, she's forcibly helping me? Is making me feel embarrassed her goal?

Maybe...that's how it is.

This is something I owe Jieyue, and I need to make it up to her.

The girl, who wasn't paying attention to her journey, had her wrist grabbed by someone. She jolted awake and turned her head warily...

"It's you... Mutsu."

Exhausted from being frightened again, Xiangzi greeted everyone and prepared to go home.

"Yatsuki's room number is... Mutsumi, go see her directly. I need to go back and rest."

The blue-haired girl pulled her forcefully towards the hospital.

"You can't rest in that kind of place."

The girl, caught off guard by her thoughts being exposed, frowned and looked at her childhood friend beside her.

"Why can't I rest? Isn't Mu being a bit too condescending? My life only requires my own..."

Mu stopped and looked intently into Xiang's eyes.

Even if there are no windows?