Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

It's sad, yet also endearing.

Deng held the microphone and sang passionately on the stage.

The crowd had long since obscured Xiangzi's figure.

However, Deng believed that Xiangzi was listening to this song.

This is a song they created together; it's their most precious memory.

I'm beginning to understand now.

Xiangzi walked through the crowd, glancing back one last time at the stage lights.

Between happiness and madness.

She touched the gun holster on her thigh through her skirt.

[I, who once couldn't cry, am now stained with tears.]

[Being gently led by a ray of light.]

The lamp that had been with me for half a year finally merged completely with the person on stage, and we were no longer indistinguishable.

The light pierced through the clouds, sparkling brightly.

Xiangzi never looked back and pushed open the soundproof door of the Livehouse.

The bright lights outside suddenly bathed her entire body.

Fill my heart, until it overflows.

Su Shi tried to keep up with the rhythm of the lamp, but her attention kept wandering around.

The person the lamp was referring to was indeed Xiangzi.

Xiangzi really did come to the scene.

But where is she?

Just then, the open soundproof door caught her attention. The moment Su Shi turned her gaze over, the shimmering water and the figure with long blue hair disappeared outside the door.

"Eh?"

[Unbeknownst to her, her cheeks were glistening with tears.]

Warmth, soothing, dampened my face.

Xiangzi raised his sleeve.

Wipe away the tears that have fallen without you even realizing it.

She clenched her teeth tightly, making a struggling, grinding sound between them, as if they might shatter at any moment.

Go up to the employee passage on the second floor.

She pulled the pistol out from under her skirt.

Unlock the insurance.

Why are your hands so warm?

Touching the gun body with my skin felt a chill.

Xiangzi took out his ID card, which was used for the assembly, and entered the employee elevator.

The elevator began to descend, taking her to another world.

Please, don't leave.

Let's stay together like this, forever.

Rumble rumble rumble —

Three heavy motorcycles roared deafeningly on the highway in the reed field.

Chu Hua twisted the accelerator to the maximum, and the white Suzuki Hayabusa transformed into a shooting star, weaving through the traffic.

[Fate brought us together, yet we drifted further and further apart.]

Xiangzi's thin figure walked out of the elevator, the sound of his small leather shoes hitting the ground echoing in the corridor.

Everyone felt both sorrow and joy for him.

[Like confirming a heartbeat, counting every bit of love.]

【Happy, yet lonely.】-/蹴笼翏溜巴2捌

"She is coming."

Yushina stood up from her seat, held the Soul Gem between her index and middle fingers, and flicked it to the side.

A scythe, entirely black and engraved with rose and thorn patterns, appeared in his hand.

"Kasumi."

Yukina, as if facing a formidable enemy, slung her scythe behind her back, preparing to strike.

"You're not allowed to stop me later."

I think it's time to understand.

It's time to understand.

From the very beginning, there was only one path in front of me.

"I don't have a gun; it's like a distant memory."

With a resolute air, Xiangzi recited the lyrics he had heard during his last meeting with Toyokawa Xiangzi, pushed open the door to the staff entrance, and entered the café where the gathering was taking place.

Yukina was waiting for him, carrying a sickle on her back.

“memoria, memoria.”

Xiangzi raised his M1911 and stood a few meters away from Youxi, aiming the sights at her.

It was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

It's something to cherish, yet something to fear.

[I couldn't cry out loud that day.]

Suzuki Hayabusa stopped in front of RiNG, and Hatsuka jumped off the motorcycle without even turning off the engine, and ran straight into the lobby.

Then she met Wakaba Mutsumi, who stood there blankly like a puppet.

"Chuhua..."

A tear rolled down Mu's cheek as she turned her head and looked at Chu Hua expressionlessly.

"I seem to... have no idea what Xiang is thinking."

[I was gently embraced by the light.]

When the trigger is pulled, the hammer strikes the firing pin, which in turn ignites the primer of the ammunition. The chain reaction caused by the explosion causes the gunpowder inside the cartridge case to burn rapidly. The resulting pressure propels the bullet out, which spins along the rifling and flies out of the barrel. The gunpowder following behind burns fully in the air, bursting into a dazzling light.

[A world illuminated, where important people blossom.]

Instead of shooting Yuxina, Xiangzi pointed the gun at himself and held it against his chin.

"I've come to keep my promise."

After Xiangzi finished speaking, he resolutely pulled the trigger.

The bullet pierced Xiangzi's throat, shattered her brain, and penetrated her skull, blooming a scarlet flower on the back of her head.

I finally understand the warmth of spring.

Tears fall for me, for you.

Bang!

Chu Hua burst through the entrance to the gathering and entered the coffee shop.

What I saw was...

Ah, how dazzling!

Ah, how beautiful!

The Tale of Nirvana: Maintaining One's True Self: Chapter 123 Oblivionis

"Why are your hands so warm?"

"Please don't leave me, let's stay together like this, forever and ever, never let go of my hand..."

As the song ended, the spotlights focused on the stage switched to soft, warm lighting, illuminating the stage and its surroundings.

After a brief silence, the already packed venue erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.

The four people on stage looked at the audience below with lingering interest.

The joy in Deng's eyes was impossible to hide.

So does everyone else.

In fact, the success of this live performance made them even more excited than when they successfully defeated the witch that morning.

Lena, holding her guitar, hopped and skipped into the backstage area.

Lixi and Aiyin playfully walked backstage.

Deng put the microphone back on the microphone stand, picked up his notebook, and followed Ai Yin, taking small steps off the stage.

Only one person remained in the same place.

"I did it! I really sang it!" Li Xi returned backstage, her eyes shining, barely able to contain her elation.

"Really? I've never practiced before, and I thought I was going to fail miserably!" Ai Yin excitedly put her arm around Li Xi's shoulder.

"What?! You've never practiced?!"

"I've been so busy with the witch's affairs these past few days, how could I possibly be in the mood to touch the guitar! Isn't it obvious that I haven't practiced?"

"Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?!"

"Does it matter? We've already succeeded anyway."

"You—never mind! I'm happy today, I won't argue with you!"

"Deng, you did a fantastic job today!"

"Is...is that so..."

"Of course! I—"

--"Why......"

A low, menacing voice suddenly appeared between them.

Su Shi stood at the top of the slope, her neck bone seemed broken, her head drooping heavily, her flaxen hair burying her entire face in shadow.

"Why...?" Aine blinked, puzzled.

"Why play 'Spring Shadow'?!"

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"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Yukina, carrying a sickle, warily watched the four people rushing in.

Chu Hua stopped in her tracks, her eyes scanning the clean and tidy coffee shop, and then stopped again, looking lost.

"What?"

Chu Hua's own mind went blank for a moment.

I'm here to...

I'm here to see **.

Chu Hua remembered.

She heard from Mu that ** hadn't left RiNG, and immediately deduced that ** had entered another side of RiNG. She then led a group of people to the assembly hall in a menacing manner.

but......