I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

However, she will not meet with Aoi Asahi.

The two met again at the train station after school one day.

As always, the two remained silent.

Only the tram remained, clattering and swaying.

"Do we still need to monitor them today?"

Xiao Ai spoke wearily in Xia Wuzhao's mind.

"Probably not."

Xia Wuzhao answered in this way.

Hearing this answer, Xiao Ai breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She complained again, "Now, I can finally take a break. I'm so tired from having to keep an eye on Aoi every day, I feel like I'm going to disappear."

Does Hell Girl get tired too?

"Hell Girl is just like a human, she gets tired too." Ai said angrily.

However, after getting off the bus...

Xia Wuzhao would hang far away where Asahi Aoi couldn't see her, allowing Xiao Ai to sense Asahi Aoi's presence through her demonic aura.

That's why Xiao Ai is so tired.

"Hmm, Lady Natsugiri!"

Xiao Ai complained about being tired in Xia Wuzhao's mind, but still kept an eye on Asahi Aoi as Xia Wuzhao had instructed.

Xiao Ai finally ended her surveillance only after Asahi obediently entered the house.

Exhausted, she told Xia Wuzhao, "Today is another uneventful day."

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Asahi numbly opened the door, took off her shoes, and went inside.

Huizi sat in the living room drinking wine, dressed in a flamboyant manner.

Upon seeing the sunflower, she frowned in disgust.

"Hey, are you doing this on purpose? Are you deliberately giving me a hard time?"

Keiko yelled at Aoi Asahi.

"Don't you know that you almost ruined my relationship with Yajima Jiro?"

She said indignantly, "You unlucky bastard, you burden, you want to drag me down with you? Don't even think about it!"

Asahima stood there numbly, her head throbbing in waves.

But she did nothing; she just stood there.

Aoi only went into her room after Keiko had finished scolding her.

On her table was a fish tank with two goldfish swimming inside.

Asahi turned on the desk lamp and leaned on the table to look at the two goldfish.

They were still sickly and moved extremely slowly.

The girl watched silently, occasionally feeding the fish some food.

Each time, the other goldfish will only eat after the first golden goldfish has eaten.

"I'm so envious."

She thought this way, and felt this way.

In a daze, she saw the fireworks display on May 5th.

He started laughing to himself.

Keiko outside heard the laughter.

She was confused and angry.

There was only one thought in my mind.

"She—she actually dared to smile so happily."

This jealousy was driving her almost insane again.

Keiko kicked open the door and looked at the sunflowers inside.

Sunflower remained unmoved, simply lying on the table, watching the small fish swimming slowly.

"You really know how to waste money, Aoi Asahi."

Keiko's face was contorted and twisted, her heart filled with immense jealousy fueled by her anxiety about whether Yajima Jiro would get a divorce.

This jealousy drove her to the brink of madness.

What makes you so confident to smile so happily?

She strode over and shoved the fish tank to the ground with a slap.

With a crash, the fish tank shattered on the ground.

She angrily yelled, "I gave you money, and this is the kind of thing you buy? You even stole the food I bought to feed the fish. I'll teach you to feed them!"

Keiko kicked the fish away, startling the dazed Asahima.

She knelt on the ground in terror, trying to pick up the goldfish.

In a panic, his fingers were covered in cuts from shards of glass.

Keiko watched the goldfish die before leaving triumphantly.

It felt like drinking sweet nectar, and I felt extremely happy.

After placing the golden goldfish in the water glass, Asahima hurriedly went to pick up another one.

But when they picked it up, they found that the goldfish was dead.

In a daze, she seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.

The sound of something crackling and popping.

"Perhaps I should have died long ago."

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The following day, May 20th.

It's the end of mid-May, and we're about to enter the latter part of the month, the transition from spring to summer.

The flowers that bloomed in spring have already fallen, and the hot summer is just around the corner.

At that time, it was a rare long sunny day on the island.

Aoi Asahi sat on the train, holding a goldfish in her hand, and a kind of despair was dripping from her.

After getting off the tram, she arrived at school like a sluggish machine.

Those people looked at Aoi with complicated expressions.

It's so strange that he's holding a goldfish.

Asahi Aoi returned to the classroom with her head down, glancing at Natsume Kiri.

Xia Wuzhao was studying, while a boy was whispering something to her.

This boy is Sato.

Sato said in a low voice, "Natsugiri, aren't you worried about your scholarship?"

"I'm not worried," Xia Wuzhao replied indifferently.

"Why?" Sato asked, puzzled. "Have you suddenly become rich?"

"No," Xia Wuzhao replied, "but my grades are good enough, so I don't need to worry about not getting a scholarship."

This made Sato feel somewhat embarrassed and unwilling, but he didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to leave again.

No one bothered Xia Wuzhao anymore, but Sato quietly repeated Xia Wuzhao's words around him.

This left those around them feeling somewhat resentful.

Jun Yokokawa came to class as usual, and the atmosphere was as oppressive as ever.

This oppressive atmosphere lasted until noon.

At noon, Xia Wuzhao left the classroom.

Aoi Asahi also left the classroom and walked around the school building.

They were searching for the location of Xia Wuzhao.

But after searching everywhere, they couldn't find Xia Wuzhao anywhere.

Disappointed and desperate, she arrived at the stairwell, her own safe haven.

But it was here that I saw Xia Wuzhao.

She looked at Xia Wuzhao, her eyes seemingly dazed.

"Perhaps I would have hesitated before."

"Perhaps the me of before would have fled in haste."

Overwhelmed by despair, she numbly stepped forward.

Step by step, I climbed the stairs and stood surrounded by stacks of tables and chairs.

She silently stretched out her hand, opened her palm, and showed the goldfish to Xia Wuzhao.

"If it's dead, can't we just throw it away?"

Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi.

Asahi Aoi remained silent, her stubborn palm outstretched in front of Natsugiri Kai.

Xia Wuzhao picked up the goldfish and threw it aside in front of Asahi Aoi.

Aoi heard that breaking sound again.

She thought she would never hear the sound of her own body breaking again, but this time, she heard that sound, like glass shattering, all the again.

Aoi Asahi finally raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed: "Natsugiri Kai, do you hate me?"

"What I hate is my past self."

Xia Wuzhao looked at Asahi Aoi and said casually, "Yeah, it's annoying."

"Could it be that everything before was a lie?"

"Yes," Xia Wuzhao readily admitted.

Looking at Xia Wuzhao like this, the girl said in despair and grief, "Why? Why is this happening?"

“It’s probably because of Keiko, it’s probably because of Risa Yajima.” Natsugiri Kai walked down the stairs and stood next to Asahi Aoi: “It’s probably because of you.”

Natsugiri Kai didn't look at Asahi Aoi; instead, she answered the girl's question with cruel words.

The girl finally broke down.

She turned around and grabbed Xia Wuzhao's collar tightly.

She cried out in despair, "Is it all my fault? Xia Wuzhao, is everything my fault? Am I just reaping what I sowed?"

She said sadly, "Could it be that I brought all this on myself?"

The girl looked up, her eyes filled with despair.

"That's right."

Although Xia Wuzhao hesitated, she still said cruelly and resolutely, "It's all your fault, Asahi Aoi. You were too cowardly. Your cowardice caused everything."

"It is because of your cowardice that Risa Yajima can bully you with impunity."