I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

She smiled brightly and pointed to herself: "A girl from a poor small town has come to this bustling big city."

"How about that? Pretty impressive, huh?"

"Yes, that's impressive." Aoi Asahi looked at Chiharu Tokisaka and said earnestly.

"That's right. When I came to Second New Tokyo, most of the people in the mountain village were quite a stir."

“They all looked at me with a complex yet gratified gaze, and I could sense something in it.”

“Especially my parents, they were a little scared and a little uneasy. But more than anything, they were proud.”

"After all, their child was the first to enter Second New Tokyo."

Chiharu Tokisaka said earnestly, "So, I feel I can't let them down. I have to at least live a different life."

“I want my parents to be proud of me, and I want them to know that I can make a living in Tokyo No. 2.”

"I want my parents, who have lived their whole lives with their heads bowed, to finally hold their heads high."

The girl said, "I can't let them down."

“Every time they call me to tell me how happy they are and how they brag to other people in the village, I feel happy too.”

"Because, I finally made my parents proud."

“I wanted my parents to always be so proud, but after coming to the big city, I found that everything had changed.”

"Back when I was in school in my small town, I was always number one. But after coming to the big city, I realized that even if you're one in a million, everyone here was once one in a million."

"My grades can only be considered above average. Everyone is more talented than me, and everyone is more talented than me."

"Besides, they can go to private schools and tutoring classes. I have no choice."

"Although I wanted to make up for these gaps through self-study, the cost of living in Second New Tokyo was really too high. I had to work part-time to make ends meet. My grades gradually went from above average to below average."

She said, "As for asking my parents for money, I have thought about that too."

"But don't you think these things are too shameful?"

Chiharu Tokisaka said in a confused voice, "As the first person to leave the mountain village, I still have to ask my parents for money every month. Isn't that too shameful?"

"Moreover, people back home might think I've gone astray. Why am I always asking for money?"

"It will make my parents look down on by others."

"My daughter, whom I sent to school, is now attending a school in a big city, and she still needs money every month. It would have been better if I hadn't sent her to school at all; it would have been better if she had stayed in a small town. At least she could have helped the family and I wouldn't have wasted so much money."

"So, I never ask my family for money. I even send money home occasionally, just so I don't want others to gossip."

"Since my grades aren't good enough, I'll just send some money."

"After all, I want my parents to be proud of me, and I can't let them down, so I can persevere no matter how hard or tiring it is."

She smiled brightly.

After hearing this, Aoi remained somewhat quiet.

"I don't know what this feeling is. I've never had such thoughts before."

She sighed, "That's you, Tokisaka-senpai. You must be in a really tough situation, it must be very painful."

"No, no." Chiharu Tokisaka looked at Aoi Asahi and said with a smile, "How could I be in pain? Because everything I do is meaningful."

"Although finding a job is difficult, I have also gained a lot of experience in the process, and my interpersonal skills and other aspects have improved significantly."

"Moreover, all that work broadened my horizons considerably."

"Besides, hasn't someone said that failure is the mother of success? As long as you keep doing it, you won't fail forever."

"The elders often say that suffering a loss is a blessing. So I'm not afraid of failure. As long as I work hard, I will succeed one day."

She said these words with a smile: "As long as you don't give up, you can reach the other side of success."

The smile on his face was so genuine, so sincere.

It even makes it impossible to see any falsehood.

Looking at her like this, Xia Wuzhao asked Xiao Ai in her heart: Do you think these things are true or false?

Xiao Ai carefully sensed it, but then said discouragedly, "I don't know either, Lady Xia Wu. Do you think it's real or fake?"

"It's real, and it's fake."

Xia Wuzhao said this.

"Huh?" Xiao Ai asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

"Because Chiharu Tokisaka is someone who appears strong in front of others, but when she is alone, she is incredibly sad."

"Didn't you say before that she had a void in her heart, but it was filled again soon after?"

"That's probably why she can be strong so easily, and also fall into pain so easily. That's probably why a monster appeared in her heart. Something appeared that she couldn't heal herself, which is why the monster was able to successfully enter her heart."

Xia Wuzhao said this to Xiao Ai.

Xiao Ai listened, then asked curiously, "So what are you going to do?"

Xia Wuzhao did not answer Xiao Ai's question, which made Xiao Ai feel a little disappointed.

He looked at Chiharu Tokisaka, who was smiling brightly, like the sun.

This bright and energetic smile is why Chiharu Tokisaka has so many friends.

Xia Wuzhao asked, "Senior, have you been contacted by anyone recently?"

"No."

Chiharu Tokisaka sighed, tilting her head as if she were utterly helpless.

"I thought that during the cultural festival, everyone must have many things that they couldn't fully attend to."

"But there isn't any now."

She glanced at Asahi Aoi and Natsugiri Kai, and said in a teasing tone, "If you need anything done, you can come to me. Consider it helping out my business, and I'll give you a discount."

She blinked, looking like she was joking.

"My heart was pounding, and I felt ashamed and humiliated."

"But I had no choice but to do it."

Chiharu Tokisaka watched the expressions of Aoi Asahi and Kai Natsugiri. If their expressions seemed off, she would immediately cover it up with laughter.

And it was a change of topic.

However, Aoi Asahi and Kai Natsugiri's expressions remained unchanged.

"Tokisaka-senpai, if there's anything I can help you with, I'll definitely ask you for help."

Asahi Aoi said with a smile.

Chiharu Tokisaka then said, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Xia Wuzhao looked at her and said, "Our department head is Kirishima Chiho, she's from a wealthy family. You can ask her if she needs you to do anything."

Chiharu Tokisaka waved her hand, looking quite embarrassed, and said, "She's a young lady from a wealthy family, with so many servants at home. How could she possibly need my help?"

Aoi Asahi, however, said, "It's never a bad thing to try. If there's really something that needs help, she's very generous."

At this moment, Chiharu Tokisaka hesitated before saying, "Okay, I'll try it in a bit."

Aoi smiled and said, "Later, I can put in a good word for you."

With that thought in mind, the girl walked down the long slope.

They had already arrived at the door, and Chiho had just gotten out of the car.

She greeted the three of them, "Hello, hello."

After approaching the three of them, Chiho said, "What are you talking about? You seem to be having a lot of fun."

"We were just talking about Tokisaka-senpai's agency."

Aoi smiled slightly: "If you need any other help, you can just ask Tokisaka-senpai."

"In that case, you won't have any reason to ask Xia Wu for help in the future."

The girl thought to herself.

Chiho glanced at Aoi Asahi and immediately understood what she was thinking.

But she still smiled and said, "Really? I'll definitely support Tokisaka-senpai."

“But I think you’re the one who needs it the most, Aoi.” Chiho winked. “Because you have to work every day. If Tokisaka takes your place at the library, wouldn’t you have more time to date Natsugiri?”

She grinned mischievously, constantly teasing Aoi.

Aoi Asahi said, "That would be too much trouble for Natsugiri, and besides, the library work is my job, so I don't want to trouble others."

"really?"

Chiho didn't believe her. She poked Aoi's shoulder: "If you quit your library job, you'll have lots of time to go on dates. Don't you want to go on dates?"

Chapter 256 In the Heavy and Icy Rain [4k]

Even after returning to the classroom, Aoi Asahi still did not answer Chiho's question.

Perhaps it's because this question is too boring, or perhaps it's because it's too simplistic.

There's no point in answering.

"If I lose my job, won't I just become a freeloader at Xia Wu's house? Won't I just become a pretty face?"

"Wouldn't I just become a burden parasitizing Xia Wu?"

"I hate that kind of thing, so I won't do it."

Even if, because of work, I have less time to spend with Natsume, I still won't change my mind.

"If I rely too much on Natsugiri, I won't be Asahi Aoi."

"If it really turns out that way, I'll become a nameless parasite."

During class, Asahi Aoi also studied hard.

She was almost the most diligent person in the class, which made the others feel a little awkward.

It's like you're the only one putting in the effort, while none of us are.

It's like you're the only good student, and we're all bad students.

The other students were somewhat dissatisfied.

Even a few girls came up to Asahi Aoi after class, teasing her, "Asahi, you're such a good student. No wonder your grades are so good."

They were all smiling, talking as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

Aoi glanced at them, then feigned surprise again; "I didn't study during class."

"Huh?" The girls looked at each other, somewhat confused.

"If I really had that much perseverance to keep studying, I would have been number one long ago," she said with a smile. "It's just that a lot of people have been leaving the library lately, so when I was in class, I was just organizing the borrowing list."

"Oh, I see." The girls all laughed.

A girl clapped her hands, making a crisp sound: "Ah, I see. I know about this. It seems that other classes and other clubs are asking Asahi to guide them in doing those things. Asahi does seem to be very busy."

"Is that so? That's truly remarkable."

The girls were chattering away.

Asahi said, troubled, "Actually, my skills aren't that high. After all, I'm just a librarian."

"Ah, Asahi, you're being modest again," a girl said with dissatisfaction. "Asahi, you must come and help our class later. After all, we are a group."

Aoi smiled and said, "Yes, if needed, I will definitely do my part."

"Then it's settled!" The girls cheered softly.

They made joyful noises, but no one knew why they were so excited.

After cheering for a while, the girls asked Aoi, "Aoi, you must be very tired from being so busy."

"Yes, that's right."

Aoi nodded and said, "I'm so tired. I'm exhausted every day, and I feel completely lost. Ugh, it's really troublesome."

"All I want to do every day is go home and sleep. Every time I'm in class, I look forward to the end of get out of class. When I'm in school, I look forward to the end of school."