Can Lixi look at me alone?

"Hello, please come down! We're all here waiting for our new companions!"

The paint looked into the bucket, where it was filled with smiling dolls.

However, they were all 'defective products'.

The waving puppet has no legs, the dancing puppet has no head. The singing puppet has four arms, and the puppet that welcomes her has no color.

The pink paint made it clear that this was not the place she wanted to go.

She wanted to stand with the beautiful dolls, not stay with these defective ones.

And she realized that if she were still here when dawn broke…

She would be dumped here as waste.

Just when she was at a loss and didn't know who to ask for help, the defective products noticed her wish.

They hopped and skipped, forming a human ladder to leave the trash can.

They came to her side.

A defective product without a head helped her sculpt her body; a defective product without arms helped her sculpt her legs.

Everyone is trying to attach their most perfect part to her.

In the end, the pink paint turned into a pink doll.

She was delicate and beautiful, just like the dolls on the table.

The defective items were delighted. They led her to the dolls on the table and let her join the creations.

Pink paint, now it should be called pink dolls.

The pink doll looked at itself, then at the girls beside it.

Although they didn't say a word, she could still sense their contempt.

"You're just trash, you don't deserve to stand with us!"

She heard them saying that, but after looking at them closely, she realized... they couldn't open their mouths.

She looked at her exquisite body, then at the deity sleeping soundly on the bed.

When she wakes up, I'll still be thrown back.

I don't want to go back; I want to stay with these adorable dolls.

She came up with an extreme solution.

She hugged each of the dolls, rubbing and touching them with the still-wet pink paint on her body, leaving a pink stain.

That way, at least when I'm thrown into the trash can, I can be with them.

She happily hugged the black doll in front of her.

Because black is the easiest color to apply.

Time flew by, and the yawning deity straightened his paint bucket.

I never imagined that just taking a nap would cause the paint bucket to spill...

"

"Huh?"

She rubbed her eyes.

A new doll appeared on the table.

But before she could even feel happy, the sunlight shone on the dolls. Each one reflected a vibrant pink hue.

The deity scratched her head in confusion and held up the pink doll, which also seemed to be her creation.

Are these your masterpieces?

The pink dolls shimmering in the sunlight weren't bad-looking; in fact, they were quite endearing.

The deity patted her head.

It's okay. Since the child wants to play so much, let her play with them.

Talent... just a little less than Xiangzi's.

His family background should be a little worse than Xiangzi's...

As for her appearance... I think she's already quite cute.

The gods happily threw them out of the window one by one.

"Personality? Of course, my children will develop their own personalities~ But I believe that each of them will be a good child~"

As a perfectly disguised doll, a good child who avoids being thrown into the trash can by the gods, she appeared in this world.

Mu clapped his hands, and Xiangzi snatched the storybook away, somewhat unconvinced.

"Seriously, what kind of story is Yuzuki telling?! How can there be such a pitiful doll and such an irresponsible god?!"

With her hands on her hips, Yuzuki retorted fearlessly.

"Of course there are! Has Xiang seen every single deity?!"

A bewildered Mu picked up the storybook and smacked everyone on the head.

"No arguing allowed."

Jieyue tilted her head and dodged it, while making a face at Xiangzi.

Xiangzi tried to avoid her movements, but accidentally fell to the ground.

Just as her head was about to make intimate contact with the cabinet, a small foot blocked the way between her head and the cabinet.

With a muffled thud, Xiangzi scrambled to his feet from the ground.

"Yuzuki! You actually tried to kick me!"

Without changing her expression, Yuzuki retracted her foot and blinked cutely.

It hurts.

But she had no right to cry or hide.

Because she was Xiangzi's toy.

With a smile, Yuzuki took Mutsu's hand and did her best to walk without limping.

She managed to fool her two children, but she couldn't fool the housekeeper.

"Miss Yuzuki, please come out for a moment."

The little pink dumpling said goodbye to its friends behind it.

Then they followed the butler out of the toy house.

"Please don't be nervous, it's okay."

The injured little girl stopped the old man from looking for the medicine box. She bent down and gently massaged the bruise for a while until the pain subsided, then straightened up.

She had gotten used to this kind of life.

“If we use the medication, Xiang might find out. She'll be unhappy.”

She didn't want to take any risks that might make Xiang dislike her, no matter how low the chances were.

Because she didn't want to go back to the garbage dump.

Yuzuki went to the kitchen, tiptoed, and opened the refrigerator door. She asked the housekeeper to get her three cream cakes, using them as an excuse for leaving Xiang's sight without permission earlier.

The little girl, holding three cold cakes, stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, and then opened the door with a somewhat disgusted expression.

"Xiang! Come help me quickly!"

Xiangzi, who was probably in the best physical condition among the three, took the things from her hands.

"The housekeeper actually allowed Yuzuki to get the cake! Could it be that you secretly took it?"

After a brief moment of thought, Yuzuki gently kicked her with her uninjured leg.

"If you're not going to eat it, then Xiao Mu and I will!"

So complicated.

Xiang likes himself this way, unlike his obedient friend Mu... who is disobedient.

So, I have to keep thinking about how to be a good, disobedient friend...

The only use of a fake smile is to elicit a genuine smile from someone else.

The largest cream cake was given to Mutsuki by Yuzuki, and then the second largest one was kept for herself... or rather, placed on the small plate in front of her.

"Yuzuki is so cunning! She actually divided the cake like this..."

This cake should be given to Xiang, but not directly.

Yuzuki crossed her arms.

"Since Xiang isn't satisfied, how about we play rock-paper-scissors...?"

She chose rock, and Xiangzi chose scissors.

But she wasn't nervous because...

"Best of three! Best of three! Let's play one more game!"

"Best of three is best of three, right? Does Xiang really think he can beat me?"

That way, we'll definitely be able to get the cake delivered.

Looking at Xiangzi, who was happily mocking her, Jieyue felt no emotion whatsoever.

But that's not right.

She must have been sad and resentful.

She feigned sadness and unhappiness, and begged Xiang for forgiveness, something she was willing to hear.

"Seriously, Xiang must have cheated!"

"A bet's a bet, right? Yuzuki's not going to renege, is she?"

Eh…?

Why, why did Xiang say that today?! What should I do? How should I answer...? Will answering that I'm cheating make him dislike me...? No, if I answer that I'm not cheating, will Xiang think... that winning so decisively is meaningless?

The little girl, who had suddenly frozen in surprise, puffed out her cheeks.

He handed the cake over.

This was the best solution she could think of.

"Tch, Xiang just got lucky! Next time... I'll definitely win back!"

We'll win next time... Will we win next time?

No, you have to lose next time too.

To lose a tough time, let…

His blue eyes stared blankly at Xiangzi, who was licking cream.

Xiang must win.

She picked up the cake and gently licked the cool, creamy frosting.

The sweet taste made her squint her eyes.

No one would refuse such a sweet gift.

Yuzuki looked at Shoko, who had almost finished eating the cream, lowered her head, licked the cream one last time, and then put the strawberry in her mouth and chewed.

Then he used a fork to scoop up the cream and stuffed it directly into Xiangzi's mouth.

"Huh...?! Cough cough... What are you doing, Yuzuki! You startled me..."

She licked the cream off her lips and then paused, wondering if there were really people in the world who didn't like cream.

"Xiang, please eat this cream for me. I don't like things that are so sweet!"