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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 32 Good Morning

"Lixi-chan, please don't try this. I'll handle the candy I'm preparing for Xiaodeng myself..."

Yuzuki stops the girl from adding sugar water to the pot, wanting to do everything in her power to prevent the two from developing a bond.

"Yeah, you're afraid I'll mess this up, right? I won't do it, don't worry."

The black-haired girl stopped what she was doing, went back to the sofa, put on her coat, and picked up her schoolbag to leave…

Is Lixi-chan angry?

Jieyue, who was quickly adding sugar water and stirring to process the candy, shook her slightly sore wrists, wanting to catch up with Lixi before she left.

"That's not how it is! Riki-chan... Watashi..."

Her response was Lixi's triumphant smile.

"Actually, I'm busy going home to help Xiangzi compose music. Also, remember to come to karaoke with me after school tomorrow."

The scene, like a little prank, put Yuzuki at ease. It was just... a small joke, it's okay.

"Well then, Riki-chan, remember to get some rest."

Mr. Lixi closed the security door.

"The same goes for Yuzuki."

As Lixi walked home in the sunset, she couldn't help but look back at the small villa not far away.

That was no joke.

Her words almost hurt Yuzuki again, but thankfully she managed to salvage the situation this time…

"Never mind, let's think about the music arrangement first. I'll apologize to Yuzuki tonight, okay?"

……

Lying in bed, Yuzuki looked at her phone.

She had been chatting with Su Shi about cooking for over an hour, which left her feeling quite exhausted.

"Sorry, I completely lost track of time! I'm actually not a night owl, I'm going to take a shower now, see you tomorrow, Yuzuki!"

And just like that, he irresponsibly hung up the phone.

The pink-haired idiot, who had climbed out of bed, walked to the bathroom, and turned on the hot water valve, licked his lips.

The moment the security door separated her from Riki-chan into two different spaces, the world in Yuzuki's eyes gradually lost its color—just like before, not like when she met Riki-chan.

Unlike previous nights, she could do meaningful things with coffee, whether it was making bento boxes for Riki-chan or helping Riki-chan practice keyboard.

They are all meaningful things, things that make her feel happy when she does them.

but now…

Several days ago, Lixi-chan forbade these things, but Lixi-chan will stay by my side and sleep in the same bed with me.

just now…

The feeling of suffocation gripped her heart once again, and just as she was about to have trouble breathing... Su Shi's phone call interrupted her thoughts.

Although it wasn't Riki-chan, she successfully calmed her down.

Perhaps, Lixi wasn't a necessity for her?

Yuzuki had never considered this question, perhaps because she felt that Suze was very similar to the Riki she had imagined.

Yes, that must be why.

I dried myself off and went back to bed.

Goodnight, Lixi-chan.

Hmm, I'll put some more shampoo on the pillow tomorrow.

She slightly opened her eyes.

I feel like crying…

She wanted to chat with Lixi-chan... but she couldn't disturb Lixi-chan's rest.

I need to find someone I can bother with...

"Xiao Xiang... Good evening."

Xiaodeng and Xiaomu should be asleep by now, and so should Sushi. That leaves only one person she wouldn't care even if they were asleep now.

"what……"

Xiangzi stretched and was about to put the music arrangement work aside when he unexpectedly received a call from Jieyue.

"Little Yue? What's wrong? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

The sound sounds like she's crying... Is she having an episode...? No! If that were the case, Yuzuki would definitely write it down; she's the type not to cause trouble for others...

He must have been upset and came to chat with her, hmph~ He didn't come to anyone else, so it seems I'm the one Xiaoyue likes the most in the band!

"Hmm... I feel a little... a little uncomfortable."

Her voice told Yuzuki something: there are other people in this world, and you are not the only human who has survived.

A sense of relief gradually eased her heart.

"Hey? What's wrong with Yuzuki? Should I call an ambulance?"

What is an ambulance?

Oh... I remember now.

"Sorry to call Xiaoxiang so late... You don't need to trouble Xiaoxiang like this... I just can't sleep."

Late-night chat service, huh? But if a rich girl like me were to do this, I'd have to charge way too much money!

As for Xiaojieyue, I'll give it to you for free out of friendship!

Jieyue belatedly realized that she and Xiangzi had nothing to say to each other.

She stared blankly at Sakiko on her phone screen, responding to Xiangzi's words only intermittently.

She never understood Xiangzi, nor did she try to understand her thoughts.

"Speaking of which, last time... I accidentally hurt Xiaoyue's finger. How is it now? Does it still hurt?"

Oh yes.

This guy even made me disliked by Riki-chan.

"It's all better now, Xiao Xiang, you don't need to worry."

After a ten-minute conversation, Xiangzi noticed that Yuzuki's voice was gradually returning to its usual gentle tone, so he yawned and said goodbye.

Time to sleep...

Ok.

Time to sleep.

……

The angels came again.

"Hmm, how about it? Do you still want Riki-chan's wholehearted love?"

Her somewhat smug expression disgusted her.

"I want it, that's all... it has nothing to do with you."

The angel leaped in front of her, looking at her disgusted expression with a defiant glint in his eye.

"Really? Could it be because you couldn't resist Riki?"

Is that it? After all that effort, Lixi-chan won't even hold your hand~

She dodged the arm that Yuzuki swung at her.

"Oh dear, how pitiful. Like a clown, loving with all his heart, and in the end..."

"you shut up!"

Yuzuki interrupted her.

"That's just how Lixi is. Even if it's tough... it doesn't matter! It just takes time. Do you mean Lixi would fall in love with someone else in an instant?"

She couldn't quite hear what the angel said next, and this only made her already bad mood worse.

Gasping for breath, Yuzuki climbed out of bed and cursed at the wall for several minutes without finding any relief. She desperately wanted to fall asleep, find that angel, and then give her a good dressing down in front of her.

However, her excessive excitement and the fact that she had slept for so long at school that day prevented her from succeeding.

And so, Yuzuki lost the outlet she had finally found for her emotions. She suppressed all her feelings before sunrise, knowing she couldn't take it out on Tachibana…

Yeah, Riki-chan… Just thinking about seeing Riki-chan all day long…

Why, why... am I not as happy as I used to be?

Forget it, it's not important.

Good morning, Riki-chan!

Even though he forgot to apologize, Li Xi still greeted her.

Good morning, Jieyue.

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 33 Mutsuki

Normally, the diameter of konpeito on the market is 10mm, and the largest konpeito in Yuzuki's possession is only about 7mm in diameter.

Due to time constraints, there wasn't enough time to allow the sugar syrup to evaporate naturally on the surface of the candy, thus fixing the sugar crumbs onto the surface.

However, it was still very sweet, so sweet that Hailing couldn't quite get used to the taste.

"How is it? I made it myself, and it tastes way worse than the ones from the supermarket, right...?"

Jieyue, who secretly brought the food to school but was afraid it wouldn't taste good and didn't want Lixi to try it, found Hailing, whom she barely knew.

After all, it's in the class next door.

Looking into those gentle, smiling blue eyes, Hai Ling's "too sweet" was replaced by...

"It tastes pretty good, so why make konpeito?"

Does she like sweets? It's a good thing that candy is sweet, right?

As long as it tastes good... otherwise it's hard to explain to Xiao Deng... maybe I can only buy one pack to make do?

"Ah... I made this for a friend; she likes to eat this."

Hai Ling returned the glass jar containing the candy to Jie Yue.

"It's a really cute hobby."

Hailing was about to put a box of chocolate milk into Yuzuki's pocket when a drummer suddenly appeared and stopped her.

"Yuzue, class is about to start."

She crossed her arms and interrupted their conversation, then led the apologetic Yuzuki back to the classroom.