Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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“You’re not talking about…” Xiangzi pointed to the pitiful little girl.

Rebecca spread her hands and shrugged.

Mu nodded gently.

"......"

Xiangzi felt like the sky was falling.

She finally understood what Hailing meant by "being mentally prepared."

She slumped her head as if she had just run a marathon, dejectedly pulled out the chair next to her, and leaned back in it.

"What on earth happened? You're telling me this is Medine?"

“When we first caught Medine, she was normal,” Mu said in a low voice.

"Then why did it turn out like this?" Xiangzi covered his eyes with the back of his hand, his shoulders slumping down.

Unexpected events keep happening one after another, just like Taiko no Tatsujin!

Couldn't she just carry out her plan normally for once?

“But she quickly realized this was a dream,” Rebecca said. “—Don’t rush to blame your dream architect; it wasn’t the surrounding environment that made her realize it.”

Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief.

She was just about to start scolding Miaomeng.

At that moment, Miaomeng sneezed loudly downstairs, feeling as if her internal organs were about to be expelled.

"Could it be that I caught a cold from being in the rain...?" Miao Meng rubbed her nose and covered her chest, which ached from sneezing.

"She only realized this was a dream after someone told her."

Rebecca said.

"The green-haired guy entered the dream with us."

“I already guessed it.” Xiangzi nodded. “Her name is Alina Grey. I’ve seen her in Kamihama.”

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I never expected her to be here!" Xiangzi was furious. "Weren't you in charge of monitoring Medine's movements during this time? How come you didn't find out that Alina was her bodyguard?"

"I'm sorry..." Mu lowered her head and apologized softly.

After all, she was one of the people monitoring Medine.

"No, no, no, I didn't mean to blame you." Xiangzi said, rubbing his forehead. "There's no point in discussing the past now. Rebecca, you continue."

Rebecca sighed.

"That green-haired one is Alina. She suddenly appeared, told Medion that this was a dream, and then disappeared. We didn't even have time to react."

"And then what? How did Medine become like this? Didn't Alina try to rescue Medine?" Xiangzi asked.

Rebecca shook her head.

“After that, in the blink of an eye, Medine became like this.” Her tone sounded extremely helpless. “It really was just the blink of an eye; nobody saw how she became like this.”

She shrugged.

“Then we had no choice but to lock her up here temporarily until you come over,” Rebecca said in a low, disappointed voice. “I’m sorry for messing things up.”

"..." Xiangzi lowered his eyes. "Alright, I already know."

She turned her gaze to the blue-haired Medine, who was huddled in the corner, shivering.

"You all go out first, let me talk to her."

The Tale of Reincarnation: The Path of Fall, the Road of No Return: Chapter 618 A String of Numbers

After kicking Rebecca and Mu out, Xiangzi turned around and looked at the little blue girl who was still cowering in the corner, too afraid to move.

Xiangzi moved a chair, sat on the edge of the bed, and continued to stare at her.

Upon closer inspection, the girl's features do indeed resemble Medion's by about six or seven points. However, the difference in their demeanor is so vast that it's hard to believe that the trembling, seemingly ordinary child in front of her is the mysterious woman who has troubled her for so long.

"you......"

"—!"

As soon as Xiangzi opened his mouth to utter the first word, Medien covered his head with a pillow and began to bury his head in the sand like an ostrich, as if to say, "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen!"

"..." A bead of sweat rolled down Xiangzi's forehead.

No wonder Rebecca and Muhammad both looked like they had a terrible headache; if she continued like this, they would never be able to communicate.

Xiangzi pursed his lips and thought for a while.

How about we try this?

She produced a lollipop in her hand and handed it to the little guy dressed as an ostrich.

"Um...we're not bad people." Xiangzi scratched his face, a little embarrassed, and said, "Want some candy?"

"I clearly heard you all constantly mentioning my name and saying you were going to do this or that to me!"

"So your name is indeed Medine, isn't it?"

"Yes, so what!"

“But the Medine we’re looking for is a woman with black hair, black eyes, and black clothes, probably around the same age as your mother.” Xiangzi paused, then continued, “You…you’re probably not the Medine we’re looking for, are you? Maybe it’s just a coincidence that you have the same name?”

The pillow was stretched open, creating a gap.

Medine's eyes are blue, just like her hair.

"Really?" she asked cautiously.

"Ah."

"Then why... are you locking me up here?"

"Because of some misunderstanding?" Xiangzi tilted his head, thought for a moment, and continued, "Because you have the same name, I was wondering if you knew something. That's probably what my companion thought."

“I don’t know that woman you’re talking about.” Medion frowned.

"I have a question for you," Xiangzi suddenly said. "Don't worry, it's not a difficult question to answer. After asking, we'll be able to determine whether you are the person we're looking for."

I already said—

"—Do you know the door lock combination?"

"W-what lock?" Medine blinked, looking at her with confusion. "Why are you asking these questions...?"

There is a door, and only Medien knows the password.

"I already told you I don't know this Medine you're talking about!"

"Just because you don't know them doesn't mean you're not related, and it doesn't mean you don't know the password."

"But...but I have no idea what kind of door you're talking about, let alone what kind of password you're talking about." Medine looked at Xiangzi helplessly, her eyes filled with tears.

She had no idea, nor did she understand, why Xiangzi was asking this question.

"Then guess based on your intuition," Xiangzi pressed.

What do you need this for?

"Open a door, and my companions are standing there waiting for me to give them the password."

"But I..."

"Just say any number, the first six-digit number that pops into your head."

"...345124."

They succeeded in fooling him.

Xiangzi clenched his fist in his mind.

Looking out the window at the torrential rain, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. She patted Medine's hair, turned, and walked out of the room.

“I’ll go and confirm with SS侕>林湿翅山悦/怡下.”

This is only the first layer of the dream; there's a second layer to come, but she's not in a hurry. She just needs to change the location of the dream a bit, at least to a moving place, otherwise the witch's kiss on her and Meow Dream will keep attracting the subconscious guards.

To be honest, Xiangzi can no longer tell whether they should be called subconscious guardians or familiars.

Dreams and barriers are inherently of the same origin, and in this era of frequent accidents, the boundary between them has become even more blurred.

However, even with so many unexpected events, the dream-stealing plan can still proceed.

Rebecca stood outside, and when she saw Xiangzi come out, it was as if she had seen an obstetrician coming out of a ward. She asked anxiously.

"So, did you get anything out of them?"

“She has no memory, doesn’t know she is Medine, and has no recollection of that dark, unremarkable form,” Xiangzi said. “I had her give me a string of numbers, 345124. You all need to remember that too, as we’ll need it when we enter the next level of the dream.”

Actually, it doesn't matter what number Medine says, as long as this string of numbers exists, that's enough.

Xiangzi is implanting a "thought" into her, a thought that "this string of numbers is useful." As the dream deepens, this string of numbers will become a combination lock representing important information in Medine's mind. The key to unlocking the door with this string of numbers will be the truth Xiangzi is searching for.

First, implant a thought, let this thought take root in the other person's mind like a virus, and then use this thought to steal important information from the other person's mind.

This is the complete picture of the plan.

She patted Rebecca on the shoulder.

"I'll go back and talk to her again. You guys go and get the Dream House hidden here. Be prepared to evacuate at any time. Ask Meow Dream anything you want to ask."

Xiangzi didn't give Rebecca a chance to ask questions and turned back into her room.

"My partner tried the password, and it was wrong."

"How could a random string of numbers possibly be correct... I already told you it's useless."

"It's alright." Xiangzi smiled. "Now that it's confirmed there's no connection, you're free."

"Really?!" The little girl lifted her pillow, her eyes shining as she looked at Xiangzi. "Can you really let me go?!"

“It is possible, but…” Xiangzi gestured with his finger towards the outside of the window.

The rain outside continued to pour down like water being poured, and just as Xiangzi was gesturing with his fingers, a clap of thunder rang out. The huge rumble startled Medion, making him shrink back like a frightened bird.

“Look at the weather outside, it’s not good for you to go out and about, right?” Xiangzi said. “Why don’t you stay here for a while and wait for the rain to stop or lessen before you go?”

“Of course, I won’t stop you if you insist on going out in this weather,” Xiangzi added.

“I don’t want to go out in this heavy rain…” Medine hugged her knees and asked weakly, “But can I go to other places to look around, inside this building?”

"Whatever you want." Xiangzi rested his elbow on his thigh, his chin on the back of his hand, and looked at her with a smile.

The Tale of Reincarnation: The Path of Fall, the Road of No Return: Chapter 619 Gunshots and Thunder

Mu stood outside the door, but instead of waiting for Xiangzi to come out first, he saw Medion, who walked with a waddling gait like a penguin.

Her eyes widened slightly.

"Auspicious..."

"Mu, why don't you take her around to pass the time?" Xiangzi's voice came from the room. "I have some things I need to think about on my own."

"..." Mu nodded gently and helped Xiangzi close the door.

Then, her gaze shifted to Medion, who was shorter than her.

Where do you want to go?

“Is there anything interesting in the church?” Medion asked.

"...I'm not really sure either." Mu shook his head.

After arriving at the adjacent side chapel, which was the safe house, from the cathedral residential area, the group of them didn't explore it much. Besides Miaomeng, the only person who knew the structure of the place was Chuhua, who was the dream master.

So Mu didn't really know where he should take Medine.

Otherwise, let's go back to the lobby on the first floor first, where everyone is.

Thinking this, Mu walked towards the elevator on her own. Medine followed obediently behind her, watching Mu's back as she wore a linen shawl and a hatband.

“Sister, you look like a doll…” she suddenly said.