Aunt Xiangzi, how did you manage to live?

Metis gasped inwardly. Luckily, she had severed the connection with Harmony's consciousness as soon as Kazama interrupted her, otherwise the two of them would be questioning her in unison right now.

"So what if it is...so what!"

They simply couldn't find any more excuses to continue concealing their actions.

Metis straightened his back, seemingly tough but actually pursing his lips in a guilty manner.

"If Mu comes back, my best outcome will be being locked in a dark room for who knows when..."

As for the worst possible outcome, Kazama had already guessed it.

"I just want to survive...that's normal, isn't it?"

Well, she's only confessing now because she's completely out of options.

Kazama's gaze towards her became somewhat subtle.

"I see. So... if I tell Mu about this, you, Metis, are very likely to disappear completely... is that right?"

"Eh?"

Seeing Kazama's increasingly intriguing expression, Metis realized just how foolish he had just done.

"What... what do you want to do... Xiao? Yiqi Laughing 1 1 III I Jiu Er"

Miss Metis learned the lesson the hard way: loose lips sink ships.

Chapter Sixty-Five Metis, you don't want to be wiped out by Mu, do you?

The secret has been discovered.

The secret has been discovered...?

The secret has been discovered!!

If life taught Metis anything during his time in control of his body, it was that he must never be presumptuous.

Otherwise, the next second someone with a smarter mind and more developed limbs than you will see through your disguise, understand your purpose, and then insidiously use it to blackmail you.

"So that's how it is... Because he was afraid that Mu would lock him in a dark room without hesitation after losing control of his body, he kept delaying the body swap with her—he even used the trick of sowing discord! So you're such a wicked person, Metis!"

What followed was Kazama grinning wickedly, pointing at her nose, and unleashing a torrent of accusations.

"No wonder I was wondering why Metis insisted on keeping Xiangzi and me at odds... Now I understand, it's because if my relationship with her improves, Mu will come back, and Metis, you might never see the light of day again—is that right!"

Kazama pushed up the non-existent temple of his glasses, then, like a lawyer protagonist in a classic mystery game, slapped the table and pointed his index finger unabashedly at Metis, whose true identity had been exposed and who looked terrified.

"Indeed, there's only one truth!"

Hmph, the strongest Watson's reasoning is impeccable!

"Ahem... Xiao, you know too much!"

Completely disoriented, Teacher Mo collapsed onto the soft bed. Defeated, she hurriedly scurried into a corner, wrapping herself tightly in the thick quilt.

"And what kind of chaotic mix of lines and moves is that! One is clearly a Grim Reaper elementary school student and the other is an unlucky spiky lawyer!"

"Metis, is that what you're paying attention to?! If I expose this in front of Mu, you'll be completely finished, you know?"

"Hmph, hmph... If you can get Mu to come out, you try it! See if Mu will even acknowledge you!"

Having become so cowardly that he used the bed sheet as a turtle shell to defend himself from the outside world—with only his round little head showing—Metis, even on the verge of death, did not forget to mock Kazama.

"Besides, all I wanted was to live, what did I do wrong! Xiao, you've never experienced anything like that, you wouldn't understand!"

Oh? Does that mean that when one personality is in charge of the body, the other personality is essentially locked inside the body like a blacklisted "illegal person"?

As Kazama pondered something, he stepped forward and approached Metis, who looked as if facing a formidable enemy.

"What...what do you want to do...ah!!"

Then he grabbed Metis's ear, which she had hidden under the covers, and pulled it out by the screeching of his voice, shouting into it—

"Mumu—can you hear me?"

"Are you crazy, Xiao?!"

Of course, the next second he was shoved away by Miss Metis, who was dizzy from the ringing in her ears.

"Oh dear, it seems that Mu's hearing isn't very good when he's hiding in the head."

He came to this conclusion with a sense of relief, which, of course, drew indignant criticism from Metis.

"That's because I have the power to block it! Xiao, you idiot! Waaah..."

Of course, after venting his emotions, a strange sense of grievance quietly crept into Metis's heart.

"You...you really want Mu to come back...do you think the sooner I disappear, the better...?"

She had been putting on a brave front, but now she had half her head buried under the covers, like a fragile little animal that couldn't withstand the onslaught of the storms outside.

"Clearly...clearly, my feelings for you are...the same..."

The words she mumbled out made Kazama reconsider his plan to tease her further.

"Metis, how do you feel about me, being so harmonious?"

What piqued his interest instead was the curiosity aroused by Metis's words.

Kazama no longer acted like a malicious lawyer who said, "Everything you say will be used against you in court." He sat down on the edge of the bed near Metis and tried to make his voice much gentler.

"Mu...Mu values ​​you a lot, almost like Xiangzi! I'm clearly Mu's other personality, I'm the same, I...I'm more obvious than Mu in needing Xiao, aren't I!"

The long-haired green girl, who had initially been hiding in her "turtle shell," became increasingly indignant as she spoke, even adding a touch of childish awkwardness at the end of her sentences.

"But...you still want me to disappear, and for Mu to come back..."

Metis’s voice grew softer and softer, but the emotions she conveyed surged forth with a sudden, unexpected force.

"Am I just someone who's dispensable to Xiao...?"

The girl made a foul face with Mu's expression.

Her eyes were slightly red, as if she was about to sob, but she still stubbornly pouted, a gesture that could be hung on a clothes hanger.

This guy looks like a spoiled child who has to be careful because he made a mistake, but is also desperately seeking understanding.

"...I didn't expect Metis to care about me so much."

Kazama raised her lips and pulled the blanket she used to wrap herself back a little.

It was quite rare to see Mu Hui with such an expression, and he didn't mind taking a few more glances at her.

"You didn't expect that again? I've been saying it all along, okay! Or do you think I have no sense of propriety when it comes to my words—oh dear!"

Upon hearing this, Metis flew into a rage—but instead of breaking free from Kazama's control and jumping up to punch him, she was instead cramped up in bed and easily tripped over the enormous "sushi roll".

"Who knows if you're telling me the truth, Metis? After all, haven't you been trying to escalate the conflict between me and Xiangzi?"

Seeing this, Kazama chuckled and grabbed an extra blanket to reinforce it—sushi tastes best when it's wrapped tightly so not a single grain of rice leaks out.

"Ugh... You actually conflated the truth I finally managed to say with those lies you used to appease me and go against Xiangzi! I hate you!!"

"Oh, so you really meant it by liking me, and you really did try to instigate a war between me and Xiangzi? Metis, you're such a bad boy. I don't really care, but if Mutsu finds out—"

Metis, who was stubbornly resisting Kazama reinforcing his bedsheets, stopped abruptly upon hearing this.

"Miss Metis, you wouldn't want Mu to find out about your little schemes and then eliminate them, would you?"

Upon learning all this, the curly-haired boy revealed a devilish smile.

At the very moment that Metis's face turned deathly pale.

Ding-dong-

Another visitor quietly arrived at the entrance.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Teacher Da Xiang's nth time catching his wife cheating

After a long period of self-doubt and introspection, Toyokawa Shoko finally made up her mind to press the doorbell.

"Oh dear... it seems you have quite a few guests today, Metis."

Xiao also heard the clear doorbell ringing in the villa, but just as he was about to get up and go to the entrance to see who it was, Metis suddenly jumped out of bed and clung to his leg like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"I just heard it! It was Xiangzi's voice!!"

With a trembling voice, Metis gripped Kazama's thigh as if clinging to the last glimmer of hope in his life. His tone was almost pleading.

"Please, Xiao—it's fine if you know about this, but please don't let Xiangzi find out!"

"What is it? Is it the fact that Mu is currently locked up in a dark room in the consciousness space, isolated from the world, or the fact that once Mu comes out, you may never have a chance to rise again?"

"Both! Both!"

Metis held his legs tightly, making him look like a koala hanging from a tree.

"If Xiangzi also knew that I stirred up trouble between you two just to save my own life... then my chances of survival would plummet from 1% to 0.0001%! I don't want that kind of thing!!"

"I understand, so you're actually afraid of dying."

Kazama left Wakaba Mutsumi's bedroom with heavy steps—of course, the culprit was the green koala that clung tightly to his leg and refused to let go.

"That's so harsh! I just value my life, okay? Do you think everyone would be like you, willing to risk their life to save someone they don't like?"

"Tell me, if something really happened to Xiangzi, wouldn't Mu be even more devastated than he is now?"

"Hmm... well, that's true... wait, where are you going? Why am I being carried around like this?"

"Of course, it's the other wife who opens the door for Xiangzi. It's you who wouldn't let go, Metiskolla. And could you please stop pulling at my pants?"

He had to put up with the spoiled and willful behavior of that brat Metis while opening the door for the uninvited young lady, Toyokawa Shoko, and he might even have to engage in a heated debate with the group of scholars later—anyone who didn't know better would think he was here to be their emotional caregiver and provide them with emotional support.

However, just as he clicked the "open door" button to let Miss Xiangzi into the house, he could feel Metis's grip on his pants become even more intense.

"Wait, what should I do? Should I pretend to be Xiao Mu? Or have you already told Xiangzi about my existence?"

"How would I know yours... By the way, my pants are really about to fall down, hey, here's my belt—"

As Toyokawa Shoko's footsteps drew closer...

A chill ran down my crotch.

By the time Kazama realized this, things had already spiraled out of control.

"Ouch--!"

The loose-fitting denim fabric, along with the belt, was pulled off by Metis, and the long-haired green girl, who never expected things to turn out this way, fell hard on her bottom.

"Sorry to bother you, Mutsu. I'm sorry for the suddenness, I just wanted to check if you're here now... huh?"

Almost at the same moment that Metis ripped Kazama's pants off, Toyokawa Shoko pushed open the door and entered.

The expression on her face froze instantly upon witnessing this unbelievable scene.

Kazama Akatsuki's pants had fallen down to her ankles, revealing her wide, indecent shorts and bare thighs. She wore an awkward smile that seemed to say, "I can explain."

A girl with long green hair was still clinging tightly to his leg with both hands, her face upturned with tears in her eyes, looking exactly like the crazy cat apprentice crying and begging "Don't abandon me".

"........."

Xiangzi's pupils visibly trembled.

Is there something wrong with how you're opening it?

She silently took two or three steps back and closed the door again.

"........."

Upon seeing this, Kazama and Metis, who were already stunned, exchanged a glance.

The next second, the door was suddenly pushed open by Toyokawa Shoko with tremendous force—

"So I wasn't transported to another world after all, and I wasn't dreaming?!"

As if possessed by the captain of a team catching adulterers, Xiangzi stared intently at the couple in front of him, his face flushed red. They were likely engaged in some illicit affair.

Is the entryway a place with bad feng shui? It's easy to encounter unpleasant scenes here.

Upon closer inspection, Kazama's red mandarin duck-patterned bodice... oh no, Kazama's belt was still being tightly gripped in Mu's hand.