Can Lixi look at me alone?

Knowing what Mutsuki would say, Yuzuki skipped over her and smiled as she propped her head up to wish Aine well after she finished eating.

"Then I wish Chihaya and Kairin all the best in their studies."

Anyway, Muhe and she don't need to be bothered.

The issue of her going to high school... no, she still has something to worry about.

Perfect timing! I'll find some time to drop out of school and then see if I can go to Moon Forest to be with Xiao Mu.

If Hailin could come to the Moon Forest too...

Yuzuki watched Aine leave, then she and Hailing started cleaning up the dishes.

Noticing that the pink-haired girl was always secretly looking into her eyes, Hailing took advantage of the girl's inattention and moved from her left side to her right side.

Then, as she looked around blankly, he patted her head.

"What are you thinking about?"

Overjoyed at having regained what she had lost, Jieyue tiptoed and cupped Hailing's cheeks in her hands.

Look directly into her eyes.

I want you to spend more time with me every day.

She was honest because she knew she didn't need to lie to Hailing.

"Then, do you want to come to Hanasakigawa High School too? That way I can spend every day with you."

Hai Ling's half-joking, half-serious remarks annoyed Jie Yue.

That's not what she meant to say.

Oh well...

She shouldn't have forced Hailing to go to the Moon Forest.

That means she has to choose between Xiao Mu and Hai Ling.

So complicated.

She didn't like this option.

Today's time came to an end quickly, and Mu held onto Jieyue's hand, unwilling to let go.

The words stuck in his throat were ultimately not uttered.

I want Yuzuki to come to the Moon Forest to keep me company.

You can't say it out loud.

Because she knew that Yuzuki couldn't possibly go to the Moon Forest.

why?

Why doesn't Yuzuki go to the Moon Forest?

Volume 1 Crychic!!!: Chapter 95 Trying to Step Out of the Shadows

As Hailing walked home, she could almost feel Jieyue's body temperature and touch.

She smiled and gave a perfunctory handshake, as a friend. She felt an hour would be enough.

"Spending an hour with Yuzuki every day is already very good."

Do you still think they're just ordinary friends?

How could there be ordinary friends... Every day after school, I would tell Yuzuki my schedule so that she could cook a little later, feed each other at the table, and then touch and hug each other while washing up after the meal.

How could such intimate behavior possibly indicate a normal friendship?

Perhaps because of Mu's presence, Hai Ling completely broke the safe distance she had left behind.

What exactly is the purpose of using the identity of a friend?

Shoko Toyokawa, waiting for the tram, knew only that today was a very unlucky day.

The tram was three minutes late.

This means that her only rest time will be reduced by three minutes.

The listless girl slumped in her seat after work, then stood up and grabbed the handrail before drowsiness overwhelmed her. She gave up her seat on the almost deserted night tram.

If you fall asleep here, things might get even worse.

Afraid of accidentally falling asleep, the girl had to force herself to stay awake in this way.

After I get my paycheck today, I'll bring some food for my dad, and I'll save the rest for myself to eat tomorrow morning.

If you're really hungry in the afternoon, drink some water to tide you over and make yourself feel better until you can eat in the morning.

Before receiving the Yuqiu Scholarship, this was the only way she could survive.

She will not shirk her responsibilities.

At least that's how she sees herself.

"Yuzuki... if you know where I live, what if you come looking for me again?"

She asked herself softly if there was any way to deal with Jieyue.

No.

She couldn't even think of what harsh words to say to advise her to stay away from her.

However, if Yuzuki really manages to catch her...

She'll probably just blame me for abandoning everyone.

Sorry, light. I really...

I got off the bus.

There's no way to continue organizing Crychic events.

Yuzuki covered her mouth and sneezed. Looking at her pale face in the mirror, she made a slight misjudgment as to whether she had caught a cold.

Oh well, if I get a fever anyway...

I think Xiao Mu and Hai Ling will stay with me a little longer.

The girl in the mirror gently patted her cheek.

"Stop messing around, people will think you're a nuisance. They'll get rid of you soon... just like Lixi."

The girl, who was experiencing a stress reaction, stared wide-eyed at 'Yuzuki,' who should have been on her side.

"Why? Why does she think I'm a nuisance? Li Xi, what right does she have to think I'm a nuisance? She betrayed me...it was her..."

No matter how much time passes, that person is someone she never wants to touch again in her life.

"But you didn't tell her... that you like her?"

I never said I liked you...?

How could I possibly…

"I didn't say that..."

It seems she really didn't say that.

but…

"Many, many actions could be interpreted as a confession, right? I hold her hand every day... I lean on her to rest, I wear her clothes and stay by her side..."

The girl in the mirror wiped away her tears for her.

"But, at the very end... you only then said you liked me."

It was my fault?

She took a liking to the lamp without my permission... Is it because of me?

"Don't think like that. Lixi doesn't belong to you alone... You have no reason to demand that Lixi can't like Deng."

I…

The girl in the mirror disappeared, or rather... the things in the mirror were always just a reflection of the outside world.

They are essentially just products of light reflection.

and…

She's right. I really have no reason to... make Lixi like only me.

This is my fault.

But shouldn't she have a reason to demand that Lixi like her while liking others?

She has always been giving back, whether it's singing for Xiaodeng, making lunchboxes for everyone, or helping Lixi whenever she needs it...

She was flipping through memories she didn't want to recall.

Searching for the person I've hidden deepest in my mind.

It's okay, it's all over now. It's fine to think about her all you want...

Yuzuki comforted herself, recalling those little moments bit by bit.

She gave so much to Lixi, so what did Lixi give back to her?

She didn't want to think that way, but... she needed to think that way now.

To determine whether you owe others anything.

Ok.

She gently touched Lixi's palm, and they successfully intertwined their fingers.

Because Lixi found out she was staying up late making bento boxes by drinking coffee, Lixi forbade her from using the kitchen at night.

When I didn't prepare my own lunch, I ate the lunchbox that Lixi made with her.

At her insistence, Lixi stayed and shared a bed with her.

When she had a fever, Lixi took care of her, fed her medicine, and then... slept together.

When Lixi and Xiaoxiang argued about the light, Lixi even sided with her...

Lixi seems to have always taken good care of her.

She gradually got used to wanting more, wanting to demand more, but not daring to say it outright.

Lixi shared the bento boxes she made, probably because of Xiaoxiang…

It's all Xiao Xiang's fault.

Li Xi... keep her

A person is in the teaching building. Why is that? Is it because of jealousy? But... if you like me, why don't you tell me? If you don't like me, why torture me?

And then there's Lixi... who abandoned her to go to the planetarium with Deng.

And also... seeing Li Xi directing everyone to help her even after she was injured...

And then there's Riki, who reached out to the lamp when she and the lamp both fell...

But there was also Lixi, who kept holding her in the ambulance...

She didn't know which item would earn her points and which would cost her points.

All she knew was that she hated this, categorizing everyone's actions and emotions into numerical values.

Yuzuki's first attempt to step out of the shadows since that day failed, and in frustration, she knocked the chess pieces that had been arranged on the table to the floor.

After thinking about all this, she still couldn't figure out whether Li Xi was deliberately keeping her hanging or whether he was just using her.

But she knew she didn't want to see her yet.

"it does not matter."

It seemed as if a voice was comforting her.