Can Lixi look at me alone?

and…

"Once you've learned everything, you can leave here."

The woman also kept teaching them how to cook, from simple fried eggs to slightly more complicated miso soup, and then to some meats.

Yuzuki is practically a culinary genius.

She learned these things very quickly.

It's all happening too fast, so fast that... Mom and Dad are still working, so fast that... she's already grown up, so fast that... that older sister has become an aunt...

She finally learned them all.

She learned every single dish that her older sister taught her to make.

But it's a pity.

She actually lost her bet.

Because women are bad people, they are liars.

Realizing this, Yuzuki started biting her nails.

She didn't know how much time had passed, she only knew... she didn't want to stay here any longer.

"I want to go out."

They were discussing their purpose with the woman.

……

Mu Hexiang came to see them.

But it's a pity.

This time, they had no intention of playing together.

"Why, you liar... are you locking us up in a place like this?"

The moment she saw the conman, she grabbed a fruit knife she had taken from the kitchen and hidden some time ago, and chased after the blue-haired girl, slashing it repeatedly.

Fortunately, Xiang's excellent physical condition enabled her to win the race.

Jieyue was also taken away by her parents and no longer received treatment.

Xiao Xiang, who turned me into this, has forgotten this memory; she's been like this since she was little. She says she won't give up, but she's faster than anyone else at running away from responsibility.

But I'm the same.

I can't accept the fact that I almost hurt Xiaoxiang.

I, too, gave up on that memory.

Everyone dreams, but within seconds of waking up, the content of the dream is forgotten.

I will forget about all of this.

Although I hate Xiang, I really... really hate Xiang.

But that conman could sometimes be considered to have a human touch…

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 104 The Uses of Lemons

Headache.

It feels like I was dreaming, but I can't remember anything.

Jieyue sat up, clutching her head, and felt a little better after drinking a couple of sips of hot water.

No fever, body temperature normal. Probably just had a nightmare…

Yeah, it was just a nightmare.

My gaze fell on the clock; realizing it was getting late, I took off my pajamas, grabbed whatever clothes I could find, and changed. I hurried into the kitchen, cut a lemon, and took out the cream to prepare…

What to prepare?

Remembering that Chihaya had said there was no need for her to make sandwiches, she took off the apron she had just tied and turned her clothes back into pajamas.

Hmm... Chihaya has her own parents, she doesn't need me.

No, don't be delusional...

Not having much energy to get back to her bedroom, the girl lay down on the nearby sofa, hugged a plush toy, and closed her eyes to catch up on sleep.

You must have had a really long dream... I'm so tired.

The little octopus, who was also very tired, was woken up by the alarm clock.

Helpless, she sat up and tried to study on her own, but her efforts were inefficient. Sometimes she felt that her learning was not progressing at all, but she had no other choice.

We must do this no matter what.

only…

She looked at the clock hand, which was about to point to twelve.

Why hasn't Yuzuki come to see me today? Has she... given up?

I should feel happy and relieved... After all, that guy is finally willing to give up on me, isn't he?

And so, they go on with their own lives... forget about me, and let them forget about me too...

Isn't this a good thing?

Xiangzi sighed and reached out to tidy up his long hair.

A little hungry.

Once again, Lena skipped class to look for the gentle girl and rang the doorbell of Yuzuki's house. She was hungry too.

However, Yuzuki was not woken up by the brief ringing of the doorbell, nor did Rakuna keep ringing it to disturb Yuzuki's rest.

Hearing no footsteps, the white-haired girl sat on the steps in front of Yuzuki's house, waiting for Yuzuki, who was either out or resting, to come and let her into the house.

The adorable heterochromatic eyes grew slightly dissatisfied with the boring wait and needed to consume two matcha parfaits to make up for it.

Her cheeks puffed out, and she began to wonder if Yuzuki didn't want her anymore...

Otherwise, why would they make her wait at the door for so long...?

Lena, who had only waited for ten minutes before getting bored and unable to continue, rang the doorbell again.

This time, however, she heard footsteps approaching slowly.

After being woken up by her, Yuzuki glanced at the security camera at the door and opened the security door, only to be greeted by an angry cat.

"Kizuki, bad."

After brushing the dust off her hair, the pink-haired girl looked away helplessly.

"Why are you here so early today... Didn't you promise me you wouldn't skip class so easily?"

"Because classes are so boring."

This can't go on... What if your grandma comes looking for me?

"Pfft..."

The thought that she would be contacted by a little girl's guardian for temporarily taking in a girl who didn't want to go to school struck her as very amusing.

Fun in every sense of the word.

But even if it's fun, we have to wait for people to come to us first. Right now, we need to appease this cat.

"Okay, so what do you want to eat? Would you like buckwheat noodles again today?"

Lena didn't dodge the hand that reached for her hair, but just shook her head in a huff.

"No."

Eh... she has no experience in comforting little girls.

As

If I were her… I was just locked out by Hailing for a long time, and now I'm throwing a tantrum at Hailing… what I would want is…

Lena was suddenly pulled into someone's arms.

"Will you still be angry after that?"

Surrounded by her favorite scent, Lena rubbed against the soft touch.

"will not."

She liked the sweet scent on Yuzuki's body, a scent unrelated to shower gel... just like soft, creamy butter.

She stuck out the tip of her tongue and licked it, wanting to taste if the flavor of the mooncake was as delicious as cream.

He patted her head, then helplessly hugged her and sat back down on the sofa.

It seems like they've managed to appease him.

So what do you want to eat for lunch?

Hopefully it's something she can do... otherwise it could be a real problem.

“Matcha Parfait!”

...?

The lemons that Chihaya had cut that morning suddenly seemed to come in handy, and Yuzuki, who suddenly wanted to tease the cute little sister, winked at her playfully.

"Okay, but... you have to listen to me from now on, or you won't get to eat the matcha parfait."

Behave yourself?

Lena nodded in confusion, and then a blindfold was put on her.

"Don't be afraid, I'll get you the parfait right away..."

The footsteps faded into the distance, then drew closer again. Unafraid that Yuzuki would harm her, Rakuna excitedly inhaled the scent of parfait in the air.

Seeing her cute little nose twitching, the pink-haired girl popped a peeled lemon into her mouth.

Feeling hurt by the person she trusted most, Rakuna tore off her blindfold, crossed her arms, and turned her back to Yuzuki, sulking in anger.

This time, it won't be so easy to appease them.

"..."

She didn't know why she was so unhappy.

It wasn't the kind of unhappiness that comes from having your guitar confiscated by your grandma; it was an even more unhappiness than that.

Why is Yuzuki treating me like this?

Lenai disliked being deceived like this.

However, Yuzuki had already prepared a contingency plan. She used two matcha parfaits as an excuse to take the hand of the girl who was still sulking.

"Shall we go get a parfait? Can you forgive me this time?"

With the lingering sour lemon taste in her mouth, Lena looked at Yuzuki's lips, and a revenge plan popped into her head.

She wants revenge.

Yuzuki reluctantly ate a large bite of lemon. Although she didn't like it, she didn't dislike the taste either.

However... these are extraordinary times.

"Ugh...it's so sour..."

I hope seeing me like this will make you a little happier.

However, the lemon flavor is really... not very good.

It was sour, astringent, and didn't taste good.

It's perfect to give this to Xiao Xiang; it'll be hilarious to see her speechless after being overwhelmed by it.

It's also rich in Vitamin C, making it a very healthy fruit...